When you right-click Start to access the Win+X (Power User) menu in Windows 10, none of the shortcuts work. When you click “Set up backup” or click “Change settings” in Windows 7 Backup and Restore, nothing happens, or the System32 folder opens. Nothing happens when you click Slideshow or Print in the Tasks pane or File Explorer Ribbon. Data Execution Prevention (DEP) error occurs when Windows Explorer or Control Panel is launched. Right-click menu turns ugly (classic look) after installing an older version of Notepad++. When you right-click on a folder and choose Properties, nothing may happen. Right-click is extremely slow only when the network card is enabled. We are sorry for the inconvenience” when you right-click a folder. Error message “Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. Whereas it works when a single file is selected. When you select multiple files, right-click and click Open / Print, nothing happens. When you try to empty Recycle Bin, it opens another application instead. When you right-click a file/folder, there may be a huge delay before Windows displays the context menu. Looking at the amount of recent web traffic on this subject it would seem there may be a fundamental instability in the Windows 10 File Explorer Application. I have disabled all unnecessary programmes in the start up menu to see if this would I have read and tried some of the many online suggestions, including carrying out the sfc /scannow verification process, which confirmed there were no corrupt system files. It seems to be much worse for picture files. Recently, within the past 2 weeks, File Explorer has started to exhibit a really slow response when selecting files either for opening or moving to files other folders by both drag and drop and copy/paste. I am using a Lenova PC Machine type FOAU running Windows 10 with all upgrades and updates installed as of Feb.