It may not work for you, but it sure works for me!
- Start Windows 11.
- Open File Explorer.
- Open a tab in File Explorer.
- Repeat Step 3 until you have four or five tabs open.
- Wait a short time.
- Watch as File Explorer freezes, then crashes and restarts.
The good news is it usually restarts. If it doesn’t, press Win + R and enter explore.exe. This will restart File Explorer.
I will add this caveat: I run a lot of apps and background thingies, ranging from PowerToys to Discord, so who knows what dark magic is really making File Explorer upend itself, but whatever it is, it does not seem to like its new tabs being used.
