# FYI - Windows 11 Update KB5051987 Breaks File Explorer

**URL:** <https://clarionhub.com/t/fyi-windows-11-update-kb5051987-breaks-file-explorer/7922>\
**Category:** off-topic\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [February 17, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/fyi-windows-11-update-kb5051987-breaks-file-explorer/7922 "2025-02-17T14:45:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![donridley](https://clarionhub.com/user_avatar/clarionhub.com/donridley/32/1459_2.png) [@donridley](https://clarionhub.com/u/donridley)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/fyi-windows-11-update-kb5051987-breaks-file-explorer/7922/1 "2025-02-17T14:45:20Z")

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I have been experiencing weird system instability over the last couple of weeks and I finally found the culprit. I wanted to mention the issue here in case others may be having similar issues.

> **[Windows 11’s latest update breaks File Explorer, and there’s no way to avoid it](https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-11-update-breaks-file-explorer/)**
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> Aren't Windows updates supposed to make things better?

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**Author:** ![RchdR](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/d78d45/32.png) [@RchdR](https://clarionhub.com/u/RchdR)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/fyi-windows-11-update-kb5051987-breaks-file-explorer/7922/2 "2025-02-17T16:32:40Z")

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Some of those problems described, like File Explorer being unresponsive and files being accessible were some of the problems I experienced after 24H2 was pushed to my laptop as an update.

Currently I have 24H2 installed with “2025-02 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5051987” installed and touch wood, so far no problems, but this is a fresh install of windows 24H2, not an update, so its possible updating to 24H2 triggers the problems…