nvshext.dll - explorer crashes when right clicking on newly installed drive |
Added a second HDD and was trying to cut and paste some folders to it. Could rght click on c: but when rght click on new drive explorer would crash. Saw someone else had similar problem and used this so I tried it and it worked right off the bat.
The details of the shell extension that might cause the problem:
Shell Extension Name: | NVIDIA CPL Context Menu Extension |
Filename: | nvshext.dll |
Description: | NVIDIA Display Shell Extension |
Company: | NVIDIA Corporation |
Product Name: | NVIDIA Shell Extensions |
File Version: | 391.35 |
CLSID: | {3D1975AF-48C6-4f8e-A182-BE0E08FA86A9} |
If you think that you have similar problem in your system, you can try to fix the problem by disabling the specified shell extension. In order to do that, simply follow the instructions below:
- Download and run the ShellExView utility from this Web page.
- Find the right shell extension according the details specified above.
- Select this shell extension and press F7 to disable this extension. After disabling the shell extension, check if the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, you should enable back the shell extension by pressing F8, and then try to search for another shell extension that might cause your problem.
This shell extension problem was reported by Mike