Follow the steps below to disable the preview pane. This can be useful for many users in many cases, but, it has proved to be a problem causing the error message under discussion. It gives a short glimpse of the files what is contained in them.
#Folder opens in new window windows
The preview pane is an option present in Windows Explorer which allows applications to be previewed separately on the side. You can also use “explorer.exe” if the above task doesn’t work. Check if the required operation is complete. Windows Explorer will automatically be spawned.
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Solution 2: Changing File Explorer optionsĪnother workaround to solve this problem is to disable ‘Launch folders windows in a separate process’. Close the task manager and try performing the operation you wanted to.Once in the task manager, search for the file which is giving the error.
#Folder opens in new window free
Ending the instance of the file from task manager will free it allows you to operate without any problems. There are several cases where other applications spawn a file for their own operational purposes or where the file is opened but hidden from view. If you want to operate on a file but you get a prompt ‘file is open in another program’, you can open the task manager and see if there is any instance of the file open.