Workable Solutions | Step-by-step Troubleshooting |
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Fix 1. End process in Task Manager | Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to open Task Manager > click Details > select explorer.exe...Full steps |
Fix 2. Repair corrupted file system | Run cmd as administrator > type sfc /scannow and hit Enter ...Full steps |
Fix 3. Remove AutoPlay | Open Control Panel > choose AutoPlay > uncheck "Use AutoPlay for all media and devices"...Full steps |
Have you ever experienced this kind of thing? Every time you try to close File Explorer, it keeps opening automatically. When you type something on your document, File Explorer keeps popping up, interrupting your typing. It's very frustrating. You might have scanned for the virus, but nothing found. In general, File Explorer keeps opening results from the following causes.
The File Explorer keeps crashing or popping up happens from time to time. If you are also encountering this issue, manually fix it with the help of methods below.
If the File Explorer still keeps opening on its own, move to method 2 to restore and repair missing or corrupted system files.
SFC (System File Checker) is a command-line utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files. You can try this way to solve "File Explorer keeps opening" issue.
Leave the Command Prompt to run. It may take between 5-10 minutes. After the process is finished at 100%, if everything goes well, you would get the message "Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations". If you see a message "Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them", it means that you have successfully repaired missing or corrupted system files in Windows 10 with SFC.
If you are experiencing "File Explorer opens randomly" whenever connecting an external drive to your computer, then the issue might be caused by the AutoPlay feature. And the reason for "File Explorer keeps popping up" is that your external drive has a loose connection. And it keeps disconnecting/connecting, which forces your system to open File Explorer constantly.
Although File Explorer keeps opening won't cause data loss usually, other problems or operations on Windows computers pose a threat to data safety. Data loss can be caused by accidental deletion, storage device formatting/damage, system crash, virus attack, partition loss, etc. To entirely and quickly recover lost files on Windows 10/8/7, we highly recommend you try Qiling data recovery software. It enables you to recover permanently deleted files in Windows 10 with ease.
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