Windows crashing while downloading file

I Appreciate your response. Unfortunately this did not solve my issue with the downloads folder. In reply to Andre for Directly's post on March 4, My laptop did not have a restore point as it is relatively new and I have not created one.

Windows failed to do any repairs of any sort. I fear that I may have to resort to a fresh install. This may be a problem as I am not sure I will be able to source all the drivers needed for my laptop. I have read that some users can not find the drives for the micro SD card reader.

So this is almost not an option at this point. If you use the reset option, you can reinstall Windows 10 and not have to worry about drivers. Here are the steps to do so. Remove files and clean the drive - if you plan to giveaway or resell your computer, this option ensures the computer is cleaned properly.

Its takes a bit longer, but it is recommended if you plan to no longer use this computer. Since I will be using this computer, I will choose the first option. Click Reset to begin Windows 10 will restart Preparing to perform a reset Resetting - this might take some time depending on the amount of data Windows will check the drive for errors and fix them. Windows 10 performs a clean install again Out of Box Experience OOBE The Out of Box Experience assist with personlizing your Windows experience such as creating a user account, connect to a wireless network and adjust privacy settings.

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For now, lets use Use Express settings Wait while Windows 10 restarts Setup your username, password and a hint then click Next There you have it, a clean installation of Windows. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help. After downloading 3GB it takes around 4GB of memory and then crashes since it can't possibly grow any larger.

WHY is it doing this? In earlier versions of firefox it created a. This looks to be a bug that was introduced in some later version. I use this addon for about 2 years now and never had such problems. I'll contact the author of this addon. It's free to download. Scan and repair your Excel file using the software. After repair, save the Excel file at your desired location and then open the Excel file in the MS Excel program.

However, if the Excel program still crashes, the problem lies within the system or program. Follow the solutions discussed in this guide to try to fix the Excel crash issue. NOTE: To save repaired Excel file using the mentioned software, you must purchase the activation key and activate it. By starting MS Excel in safe mode, you can run the program without loading the Excel add-ins and with limited features. But COM add-ins are excluded.

Use this to open Excel in safe mode on Windows 10, 8. Now try to open and access the Excel file and check if the issue is resolved. If it's not, head on to the next solution.

In case Excel doesn't crash in Safe Mode, it's possible that some faulty add-ins are the culprit behind frequent Excel crash and freeze. These Excel add-ins may interfere or conflict with the Excel program. This will help you find out the faulty add-in, which is causing the problem. Remove the add-in which is causing the problem to resolve the issue.

If that doesn't fix, move to the next solution. Apart from updating the operating system, latest Windows updates sometimes fixes bugs for other applications installed on the system such as MS Office.

Often installing an important update that you might have missed may correct the Excel crash problem. After installing the latest MS Office updates, check if Excel works fine.

If not, head to the next solution. If a sheet is causing Excel to freeze or crash, there might be a problem with that particular sheet. In such a case, you may try clearing the Conditional Formatting rules. The steps are as follows,. This happens because Windows will try to create thumbnails for the media by default which are in the Downloads folder even if none of them are media files.

This is changed in the Downloads folder properties. The downloads folder is one of the most widely used folders of your computer. This fills up the folder and makes it slow to open. So it might be a good idea to open it and delete or archive the files that you no longer require and this shall make the folder clear up some of the memory and hence make it faster to open the Downloads folder.

Sometimes the files in our folders display thumbnails that usually takes some time to load and open up and it might make our folder slow. So its display settings could be one of the reasons why your downloads folder takes some time to open up. We can change its View settings such that it only shows icon instead of showing a thumbnail of your media files. I hope these solutions help you with this problem, and if is still any trouble do let us know in the comments below and we are happy to help.