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Friday, April 7, 2017 4:32 PM | 2 votes
Any help with this?
It seems to be an old problem with various fixes suggested, but all the ones I try don't work.
It has just started in the last week or so.
When I am in Window explorer (Win 7 64 bit) If I create a new folder, nothing happens, it does but I have to hit F5 for the new folder to appear. Same thing when I rename or delete a folder.
I understand this has affected a lot of people but until now it has not been a problem for me.
Can anyone suggest a fix for this it is infuriating.
Thanks.
All replies (29)
Monday, April 10, 2017 7:42 AM
Curious.
Since this problem started I left the machine on overnight and there appears to have been some sort of update and the machine updated then restarted.
( I had tried a reboot several times along with searching for the dontrefresh registry entry - there wasn't one. And the reboots made no difference)
The problem now appears to have gone.
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 5:48 AM | 22 votes
Hi,
Here is an incredibly simple solution that worked for me. It may work for you as well:
In Windows Explorer: choose Tools, Folder Options > Click the Search tab > Check or uncheck ANY option
Apply.
If this solves your problem, you can revert to your original setting and the problem will remain solved.
In addition, I also found if we disable the client for Microsoft Networks in properties of Local Area Connection - the issue disappear (maybe only in my case).
Hope that helps.
Best Regards,
Tao
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017 2:37 AM
Hi,
We haven’t heard from you for a couple of days, have you solved the problem? We are looking forward to your good news.
Best Regards,
Tao
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Friday, February 23, 2018 10:59 AM | 1 vote
Thanks! The solution for me on Windows 10 was als to check -> apply and uncheck -> apply a random option in the search tab. :)
Thursday, August 16, 2018 1:13 PM
In addition to the problems RobMcP2 was having, Windows Explorer on my computer was locking up. I had to push the reset button on my computer to restart it. I made a change in options that Tony_Tao suggested (but in my case it was: Organize - Folder and Search Options. I changed an option on the General tab.), and it locked up after I Applied the change. I hit the reset button again to restart the computer (it would not restart normally). When Windows restarted it had accepted the change and everything worked normally.
Friday, September 14, 2018 3:58 AM
Hi,
Here is an incredibly simple solution that worked for me. It may work for you as well:
In Windows Explorer: choose Tools, Folder Options > Click the Search tab > Check or uncheck ANY option
Apply.
If this solves your problem, you can revert to your original setting and the problem will remain solved.
In addition, I also found if we disable the client for Microsoft Networks in properties of Local Area Connection - the issue disappear (maybe only in my case).
Hope that helps.
Best Regards,
Tao
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Worked for me on Windows 10.
Thanks a lot.
Friday, October 5, 2018 3:32 AM | 9 votes
For what is is worth, I have had this problem on a Windows 10 system since I completed the install.
For months it has bothered me and eluded remediation. What's worse, the Microsoft keyboard I am using does not have clearly marked Function keys, so hitting F5 every time I need the screen to refresh really stops my work in its tracks.
I followed dozens and dozens of "fixes", from scanning the system, to recreating the profile to hacking Registry keys and hives. Today I thoughtI would spend a few minutes walking through a collection of 18 possible fixes. On a Windows 10 system here is what worked,
Just right click on desktop
Click Personalize
Click Themes
Click Change desktop icons
Restore default & OK
And instantly it began to auto refresh with a new folder, rename, delete, copy, etc.
Yeah....
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 5:57 AM | 1 vote
in windows 10, Tony_Tao s answer works but "Folder options" is named "options" and located under "file".
file explorer -> file ->options -> search tab -> uncheck or check any option (I unchecked "Include system directories")
reverting the change did not cause any problems
Saturday, March 9, 2019 11:34 PM
Second this! it worked! Thanks Tao!
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 4:29 PM
If changing settings under Search doesn't work, try enabling or disabling "Launch folder windows in a separate process".
To check/uncheck from Win Explorer: File > Change Folder & Search Options > View [Tab] > Uncheck the box.
Thursday, May 2, 2019 8:36 PM | 1 vote
I have experienced the same problem for the past couple of months.
Seach tab solution didnt help me at all, but this with the "Launch folder windows in a seperate process" did solve my problem. Im happy again! :)
Monday, May 6, 2019 3:25 AM
This started on my flawless 1607 14393.2941 LTSB dev bench machine today and I am beyond surprised.
I have not seen this since 7.
None of the above 'fixes' do anything at all.
Sunday, May 12, 2019 5:41 PM | 1 vote
I was skeptical with this but it fixed the issue immediately, nice workaround. Now all we need is for Microsoft to pull out their finger and fix the issue instead of sitting on them.
Come on Microsoft, we've paid money for this OS get it fixed.
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 3:35 PM
Worked. Thanks!
Monday, August 26, 2019 12:52 AM | 2 votes
None of the above worked for me either, but this did: I reset all my folder and search views to default and applied them, then restarted. So with "This PC" highlighted in Windows Explorer, I;
- Selected FILE > CHANGE FOLDER AND SEARCH OPTIONS
- GENERAL TAB > RESTORE DEFAULTS > APPLY
- VIEW TAB > FOLDER VIEWS > RESET FOLDERS > YES
- VIEW TAB > RESTORE DEFAULTS > APPLY
- SEARCH TAB > RESTORE DEFAULTS > APPLY
- I then rebooted, just to make sure - all fixed!!
Thank God, cuz this was driving me NUTS for a LOOOOONG time!! :P
Good luck!
Saturday, September 7, 2019 8:04 PM | 1 vote
Like Thrashin, I also tried all the previous suggestions with no joy. Plus many others I googled.
Thrashin's process worked for me. Thank you so much! It was driving me nuts as well!
Monday, October 14, 2019 8:17 AM
Simply wow! I regularly had this issue every about 6 months. Usually I'll format my laptop but I got tired of it. Thx for the tip.
Friday, December 20, 2019 2:07 AM
This one worked for me - Thanks!!!
Friday, January 10, 2020 1:28 AM
Thank you! This worked for me on Windows 10 with a bit of trial and error. For anyone with this issue on Win10:
- Open Windows Explorer and go to File > Change folder and search options
- Click Restore Defaults
- Close all Windows Explorer instances
- Right click the task bar and open the Task Manager
- Find Windows Explorer and click restart (there may be multiple in the list)
No further issues for me after following those steps! Cheers,
DR
Friday, January 10, 2020 5:06 AM
Thanks, it works on my Windows 10 1909.
Sunday, January 26, 2020 3:10 PM
Worked like a charm. Thanks.
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 12:11 PM
Superb!
This was the only solution that worked for me - thanks!
Friday, February 28, 2020 11:27 AM
OH MY BUTT! After ONE YEAR you FINALLY fixed my issue! THANK YOU! NOTHING else listed here worked. What a ridiculous thing that this bug has been going on this long with no fixes...
Saturday, March 7, 2020 5:47 AM
thx, save my day
Monday, March 30, 2020 4:50 PM
So i am on windows 10 , and i do not know how to acces tools from Windows explorer, please help me, i encountered the same problem.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 5:42 PM
Hey, this actually worked! Thanks!
Saturday, July 11, 2020 9:46 PM
Thanks! This solution worked for me!
Monday, July 13, 2020 12:41 PM
Thanks, worked for me
Saturday, July 25, 2020 2:29 AM
I was having this issue. I discovered it was because I had a specific single board computer attached to the USB ports. It's a board that emulates a FAT16 flash drive by way of the bootloader firmware thereon.
Disconnecting this resolved the issue I was seeing. I was also having an issue with the board being attached preventing windows from shutting down properly or starting up properly - just the win10 spinning wheel of boredom.
Just wanted to advise my findings in case someone else was in a similar situation. Take care.
-MHz