3 Fixes for Windows Explorer has stopped working Error in Windows 7

The most annoying error messages in Windows 7 Operating system are “Windows Explorer has stopped working” -  “Windows Installer has stopped working”.

Fix 1 : Machine Throttling

• Go to the Start button.
• In the Search box, type “regedit” (without quotes) and press Enter.
• Browse the following registry key: “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ SQMClient\Windows\DisabledSessions”.
• On the right window pane, delete the subkey: “Machine Throttling”.
• Reboot your computer.

Fix 2 : CHKDSK Method

In Administrator mode, At the command prompt, type “chkdsk /r /f” (without quotes) and press Enter. Restart the System.

Fix 3:

Incompatible Drivers installed while updating the Sound Card,Graphics Card, LAN Drivers etc. So Roll back the driver that you installed recently.It may also happen due to old drivers. Go the official download page for the respective hardware  to get the driver updated.