File Explorer and Excel Can't be Clicked

aldochillbro

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Hello,

I have a user running Windows 8 and there's been a problem with Excel/File Explorer. Occasionally the user simply cannot exit them(using "X" button or right click-> close program), save the files that were being worked on, or even press anything.
EDIT: all other programs are functional during this time.

When the user clicks anywhere on the File Explorer/Excel it give a "Ding!" sound. It isn't frozen in the traditional sense because there's no spinning wheel, it isn't grayed out, and when I end it with task manager it just exits and doesn't tell me there was an error.

This seems to happen randomly, about 2-3 times a week. Has anyone seen this before? Any solutions or explanations?

Thank you in advance for your suggestions!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
Can you right-click the icon for the program on the Taskbar and Close?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    WinXP, WinVista, Win7, Win8.1, Win10, Linux Mint 20
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    2 Customs and 12 OEM/Brands
    CPU
    AMD and Intel
It's a long shot but try running---

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

&

sfc /scannow

in admin cmd prompts
In that order.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
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