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File Explorer Crashes & Freezes When Searching: How to Fix
Registry issues will cause problems while searching your files
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Updated onNovember 23, 2023
updated onNovember 23, 2023
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Users reported that File Explorer crashes when searching, which can be a big problem, especially if you use this feature frequently.
If you don’t fix the problem, you won’t be able to perform searches on your PC, which can negatively impact your workflow, so in today’s guide, we will show you how we can fix this problem.
What causes File Explorer to crash when searching?
How do I fix search crashes in Windows 10?
Before we start, checking the length of the file path you’re searching is advised. Windows has a limitation of 256 characters for paths, so you might want to try renaming specific folders or moving your files to a different directory as a workaround.
1. Delete registry keys
2. Disable cloud storage extensions
3. Scan Windows installation
How can I improve Windows search performance?
We hope these solutions helped you fix the problem withFile Explorer crasheswhen searching. In most cases, the issue is caused by bad registry values or file paths that are too long to handle correctly.
Unfortunately, problems with the search are common, and we already wrote about theStart Menu search not workingandFile Explorer search issuesin separate guides.
Did you find a different solution? If so, share it with us in the comments section below.
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