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This solution is for people who are experiencing this problem whenever they connect a USB stick or an external hard drive to the system.

Once done, click File from within the Task Manager and select New Task.

If you do see a Restart button then simply click that and you don’t have to perform the next 2 steps.Įnd Task File Explorer to Restart File Explorer Note: Depending on your Windows version, you might see a Restart button instead of End Task. Windows Explorer and File Explorer are the same thing.

Keep in mind that it might be named Windows Explorer depending on the version of Window you are using.

Select File Explorer and click End Task.

Look for the File Explorer in the list of process.

Hold CTRL, SHIFT, and Esc ( CTRL + SHIFT + ESC) keys simultaneously to open the Task Manager.

So, lets start by ending the File Explorer task and move to the next methods if this doesn’t work. A lot of users resolved the issue by ending the File Explorer task via Task Manager. If File Explorer is just misbehaving then simply closing it via Task Manager fixes the issue. This can be the case with File Explorer as well. Sometimes the issue isn’t as deep as we think it is and the problem can be solved simply by restarting the problematic application. And the constant popping up of your File Explorer might be because your external drive has a loose connection and it disconnects/connects which forces your system to open File Explorer every time your drive re-connects. So, it might be that your AutoPlay is turned on and it is by default selected to open File Explorer to show the contents of your external drive. AutoPlay lets you select a default action for a specific type of media.

AutoPlay: If you are experiencing the issue after connecting an external drive then the issue might be caused by the AutoPlay feature.

Simply ending the task via Task Manager and restarting File Explorer fixes this issue. It’s just a random thing that causes this and there isn’t anything that you can do about it except restart the application.

File Explorer Misbehave: Sometimes software misbehaves on their own.