Summary. Have you ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer from Sysinternals is a GUI/device driver combination that shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. More Information. The display consists of two sub-windows.

If the steps above don't work, you may need to reinstall Windows. For more info, see Windows 10 recovery options. Describes how to use the System File Checker tool to troubleshoot missing or corrupted system files in Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista.

You have a process that runs in the Untrusted integrity level (you can use a program such as Process Explorer to check the integrity level). In this situation, the process is reported incorrectly as an AppContainer, which is a process-isolation environment that is introduced in Windows 8.

High CPU usage in the Explorer.exe process when you open a folder that contains corrupted .wav files in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 - Microsoft Support.

Launch the Xbox app for PC. Click your Profile picture. Click on Support. Click on Gaming Services Repair Tool. Click on Start Troubleshooting.

Summary. Microsoft introduced the vulnerable driver blocklist as an optional feature in Windows 10, version 1809. The blocklist is enabled on systems that enable Hypervisor-protected Code Integrity (HVCI) or run Windows in S Mode. Starting with Windows 11, version 22H2, the blocklist is also enabled by default on all devices.

A handle leak occurs when an .exe file is called by the CreateProcess function after a file system filter driver denies the execution of the .exe file in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 - Microsoft Support.

You find high CPU usage for the Wmiprvse.exe process on a terminal server that is running Windows Server 2008 when you run the Windows System Resource Manager - Microsoft Support. Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems More... Symptoms.

Explorer.exe process may crash when you tap or click the desktop in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 - Microsoft Support. Windows 8 Windows 8 Enterprise Windows 8 Pro More... Symptoms. Assume that you use one of the following input methods on a Windows 8-based or Windows Server 2012-based computer that has update 2770917 installed: Korean.

Explorer.exe process crashes after File History item in Control Panel is opened in Windows 8.1 - Microsoft Support. Windows 8.1 Enterprise Windows 8.1 Pro Windows 8.1 Windows RT 8.1. This article describes an issue that causes the Explorer.exe process to crash in Windows 8.1. You can resolve this issue by applying the update in this article.