Windows 10 has a few minor annoyances for me. Need any assistance?
Windows 10 has a few minor annoyances for me. Need any assistance?
Last week I upgraded my Win 7 gaming PC to version 10, and overall it seems to be a solid operating system. It’s now running on my work PC, laptop, and main gaming rig. The problems are mainly on the gaming PC. When I try to open Explorer from the taskbar, the window appears and says "Working on it..." but it freezes for several minutes—cursor spins, no response when clicking. This happens every time I attempt to access my documents.
Additionally, with a three-monitor setup, everything works fine. The taskbar is centered on one monitor, and when I press the start button, the menu appears at the bottom left of the screen. Pressing it again brings up the main menu, but if I hover over "Shut down or sign out," the sub-menu shows up at the top, far from my mouse. When I click shut down, the PC remains inactive for a while before finally powering off, though it stays on for a few more minutes afterward.
On a related note, I’m using a 256GB SSD, with games stored on a 2TB hybrid drive and my DSLR photos on another 1TB standard drive. Everything should run smoothly, but these glitches are still bothering me.
It's a SanDisk X110. I previously used a Samsung 840 with 120GB but it was too small. I tried running SFC/Scannow for folder problems, turned off the Nvidia surround, removed and reinstalled the drivers, updated them to the latest version, then re-enabled the surround to check if the start menu issue changed. Still nothing. That's all I've done so far. About four weeks before 10 came out, I did a fresh install of 7. Only Steam and a few games were installed, which shouldn't cause issues. I've upgraded around 30 PCs and laptops at work without encountering this folder problem. I can bypass the start menu issue by typing once after pressing the start key on the keyboard. It's frustrating, so I'm hoping we can find a solution together.
Ensure your SATA controller drivers are installed, especially if you're using Windows 7/8 and not Windows 10. Make sure no yellow "!" icons appear in Device Manager. If the issue remains after closing and reopening the folder, it might indicate a problem with Windows 10. Verify that Windows 10 is fully updated and check again. If the problem continues, report it through Microsoft's feedback system. A driver not responding during shutdown could suggest a need for a clean installation, which may resolve other issues as well.