Urgent Help Windows Explorer problems

[_JohnB330ci]

So, literally got on my PC tonight, went to right click to close something in the notification area in the bottom right of the taskbar, and windows explorer hangs and then restarts, if I go into the start menu,everything is greyed out, nothing can be clicked on without cause it to hang and restart, trying to go into any folder does the same? I'm really confused.

[WolfGar]

What AV are you using.  Run that to make sure you don't have one.

 

[Zmax]

2 minutes ago, WolfGar said:

What AV are you using.  Run that to make sure you don't have one.

 

Very possible

[Cyracus]

could be a virus as mentioned... if you never restart your computer it could be complications from that, could be your os went haywire. restart your pc in safe mode and run antivirus scans

[_JohnB330ci]

5 minutes ago, WolfGar said:

What AV are you using.  Run that to make sure you don't have one.

 

 

3 minutes ago, Zmax said:

Very possible

 

This is very strange a 2nd PC restart fixed the problem, I've scanned through my programs and there were a few things that shouldn't be there but not necessarily viruses, I'll run an AV just too make sure.

[WolfGar]

Sounds like there was Micro$oft updates in your system.  Still doesn't hurt to run the AV to be on the safe side.  Old Phrase, once of prevention=ton of headach's later

 

[_JohnB330ci]

1 minute ago, WolfGar said:

Sounds like there was Micro$oft updates in your system.  Still doesn't hurt to run the AV to be on the safe side.  Old Phrase, once of prevention=ton of headach's later

 

Do you think this has been caused by the latest update? I got my first BSOD the other day as well, however it happened after the latest patch, and at work some of the machines at work had been doing the same? I ran Windows defender and it came back with nothing.

 

My PC also just did something new, and it completely froze the m controls par movement, while the pc kept running, ctrl+alt+delete snapped it out of it

[WolfGar]

Hmmm... Micro$oft and the patch Tuesdays is seems to always kill good computers.  Their is a rumor and someone else can double check me on this but it seems that micro$oft is putting a patch out for the Intel bugs.  Its possible that this also could have some effect.  Last I heard that it might slow down the CPU a bit from 5% up to a max of 30%.  If their is no Virus then I point to Micro$oft to see what updates they did.  Not had that happen on 3 of my machines, and the 4th doesn't count, MAC.