freeze
For the past few months Windows Vista been freezing when I drag and drop files from folder to folder, or when I just open up Windows Explorer and My Computer. What is weird is that when I am browsing the web, or using other programs like Avast everything works fine.
It made using my computer very annoying. I thought about doing a clean install of Windows, but I dislike having to reinstall all my programs like MS Office, and other programs. Plus, backing up my PC takes a long time. I also heavily tweaked my version of Windows, so it is slightly faster because I disabled all the programs and services I don’t use, so I have to re do all my tweaks.
The easiest way to fix this problem is to do a System restore by pressing on the Start Button on the Task Bar > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore , and picking an earlier restore point when Windows Explorer, and drag and drop Files in Windows work properly then to restore my computer from the chosen restore point. Sadly, I deleted all my restore points except for the most recent one, so I can’t use system restore to an earlier date when Windows was working good, so I had to do other things to fix Windows Explorer from Crashing when I used it.
First, I made sure my computer was virus and spyware free which it is according to Avast and SuperAntispyware. I cleaned up all my junk files, uninstalled all my unused programs, and junk registry keys with CCleaner, Easycleaner, and Glary Utilities. I updated Windows by running Windows Update. I scanned my drive for errors with scan disks, Defrag. my drive with Auslogic Disk Defrag and Defrag my registry with Free version of Glary Utilities .I disable all the startup options in the start up tab I don’t need with msconfig (system configuration). I only left my Antivirus, firewall, and Antispyware programs to start up during Windows Startup.I disable automatic updates for my Windows Update, Firewall,  antivirus and antispyware. I now manually check for new updates for my OS and Security software.
Lastly, I ran System file Checker in the command prompt by typing sfc /scannow and press enter. None of these maintenance tasks work, my computer still crashed when I used Windows Explorer, My computer, and drag and drop to move and manage my files. But, my PC is faster when using my PC for other tasks like word processing.
Read my tutorial on How I fixed my PC from freezing when Using Glary Utilities
