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Prevent Windows Explorer from trying to extract metadata
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Mar 15, 202613088 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Problem
Windows Explorer (Windows 7 x64) crashes when it sees allegedly corrupted .wav files. I'm dealing with this problem and the hotfix outlined in "High CPU usage in the Explorer.exe process when you open a folder that contains corrupted .wav files in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2" doesn't wor…
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Fix for: Prevent Windows Explorer from trying to extract metadata
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