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If you open multiple folder windows within the same process as usual, when one folder window becomes unresponsive, it leads to other folders encountering similar issues. Hence, users need to separate each folder window into different processes to avoid this situation following the instructions to open folders in New Process on Windows 10, 8, 7 below.
How to open folders in New Process on Windows 10, 8, 7
Opening folders in a new process is quite straightforward. Instead of double-clicking or right-clicking on a regular folder to open it, you hold down the Shift key to bring up a new context menu.
On the new context menu, choose Open in New Process to open the folder in a New Process on Windows 10, 8, 7.
Once the new folder has been opened in a new window and process, you can open Task Manager to check for the appearance of the new Windows Explorer process.
Opening folders in New Process on Windows 10, 8, 7 will help you minimize the risk of encountering errors when opening folder windows without needing to restart Windows Explorer if it hangs. In the case of using Windows 10, you can refer to how to restart Explorer.exe here.
