Go to Security tab and click on Advanced. Right-click on a folder (any folder) and select Properties. Follow the steps mentioned below to do so. In this method, we will give full permissions to your account to access folder content. #4 – Give Full Permissions to your Account to Access Folder Content If this method didn’t work for you and you are still stuck with File Explorer crashing, perform the next method. Now, go to the System32 folder and press Ctrl + V to paste the file. Removing the file explorer.exe from Windows folder can result in more complex issues for your computer. Note: Do not press Ctrl + X or Cut the file. As right-clicking is causing the File Explorer to crash, do not right-click on the file. Open File Explorer and follow the path C:\Windows. In this method, you simply need to Copy the file explorer.exe from Windows folder and Paste it in the System32 folder. Most of those users were using Windows 7 on their computer. This method has worked for many users in fixing the issue.