https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=0ff2bbee-1a4b-4be7-b87f-0e6a3693b62f DisplayFusion RSS: Wallpaper switches cause Explorer to hang and crash. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:03:12 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=0ff2bbee-1a4b-4be7-b87f-0e6a3693b62f https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/wallpaper-switches-cause-explorer-to-hang-and-crash/?ID=0ff2bbee-1a4b-4be7-b87f-0e6a3693b62f#10 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 21:27:24 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/wallpaper-switches-cause-explorer-to-hang-and-crash/?ID=0ff2bbee-1a4b-4be7-b87f-0e6a3693b62f#10 DisplayFusion Do the slowdowns and crashes happen everytime DisplayFusion changes the wallpaper? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/wallpaper-switches-cause-explorer-to-hang-and-crash/?ID=0ff2bbee-1a4b-4be7-b87f-0e6a3693b62f#9 Thu, 12 Mar 2020 19:04:24 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/wallpaper-switches-cause-explorer-to-hang-and-crash/?ID=0ff2bbee-1a4b-4be7-b87f-0e6a3693b62f#9 DisplayFusion Hey Keith, I don't know what happened, but the crashes and slow downs have started again after the latest update of Windows. I'm on Windows 10, Version 2004, OS build 19041.113 if that helps. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/wallpaper-switches-cause-explorer-to-hang-and-crash/?ID=0ff2bbee-1a4b-4be7-b87f-0e6a3693b62f#8 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 19:51:26 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/wallpaper-switches-cause-explorer-to-hang-and-crash/?ID=0ff2bbee-1a4b-4be7-b87f-0e6a3693b62f#8 DisplayFusion That's a normal amount of time for the wallpaper changes. The .NET image library takes a bit to resize/stitch the final image together ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/wallpaper-switches-cause-explorer-to-hang-and-crash/?ID=0ff2bbee-1a4b-4be7-b87f-0e6a3693b62f#7 Wed, 11 Dec 2019 20:37:05 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/wallpaper-switches-cause-explorer-to-hang-and-crash/?ID=0ff2bbee-1a4b-4be7-b87f-0e6a3693b62f#7 DisplayFusion Well, I've had the beta installed for a day now, and so far, no crashes. BUT, things seem slow again. Just to change the wallpaper takes 10 seconds. I timed it three times. Right clicking, and choosing "Next image", that takes a full 10 seconds. The "slowness" is anecdotal though. It just "seems" slower overall. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/wallpaper-switches-cause-explorer-to-hang-and-crash/?ID=0ff2bbee-1a4b-4be7-b87f-0e6a3693b62f#6 Wed, 11 Dec 2019 15:52:42 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/wallpaper-switches-cause-explorer-to-hang-and-crash/?ID=0ff2bbee-1a4b-4be7-b87f-0e6a3693b62f#6 DisplayFusion Sounds good, thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/wallpaper-switches-cause-explorer-to-hang-and-crash/?ID=0ff2bbee-1a4b-4be7-b87f-0e6a3693b62f#5 Tue, 10 Dec 2019 23:35:03 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/wallpaper-switches-cause-explorer-to-hang-and-crash/?ID=0ff2bbee-1a4b-4be7-b87f-0e6a3693b62f#5 DisplayFusion I've installed it, and no problems yet. I'll let you know in a day or so. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/wallpaper-switches-cause-explorer-to-hang-and-crash/?ID=0ff2bbee-1a4b-4be7-b87f-0e6a3693b62f#4 Tue, 10 Dec 2019 18:57:51 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/wallpaper-switches-cause-explorer-to-hang-and-crash/?ID=0ff2bbee-1a4b-4be7-b87f-0e6a3693b62f#4 DisplayFusion Ok, thanks! Any chance you could try the latest 9.6 Beta and let me know if it does the same thing?
https://www.displayfusion.com/Download/Beta/ ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/wallpaper-switches-cause-explorer-to-hang-and-crash/?ID=0ff2bbee-1a4b-4be7-b87f-0e6a3693b62f#3 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 17:19:02 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/wallpaper-switches-cause-explorer-to-hang-and-crash/?ID=0ff2bbee-1a4b-4be7-b87f-0e6a3693b62f#3 DisplayFusion Every wallpaper change. I stopped Display Fusion, rebooted, and started it back up on reboot. As soon as the wallpaper changes, it crashes. Here's something funny though. If I'm not doing anything, like the computer just sits, it doesn't crash. But as SOON as I sit down and move the mouse, it crashes. Like it was waiting to crash until I could watch it crash. I've uninstalled Display Fusion and haven't had a crash or slowdown since. Which is depressing because I've been a Pro user for years, and I love the wallpaper swaps. But I use this computer for work, and can't have Explorer crashing all the time. If there's any other logs I can provide, I'm happy to. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/wallpaper-switches-cause-explorer-to-hang-and-crash/?ID=0ff2bbee-1a4b-4be7-b87f-0e6a3693b62f#2 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:48:37 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/wallpaper-switches-cause-explorer-to-hang-and-crash/?ID=0ff2bbee-1a4b-4be7-b87f-0e6a3693b62f#2 DisplayFusion Thanks for the debug log! Unfortunately it doesn't indicate any issues

Does explorer.exe crash on every wallpaper change? Or only after DisplayFusion has been running for a while? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/wallpaper-switches-cause-explorer-to-hang-and-crash/?ID=0ff2bbee-1a4b-4be7-b87f-0e6a3693b62f Sat, 07 Dec 2019 00:10:39 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/wallpaper-switches-cause-explorer-to-hang-and-crash/?ID=0ff2bbee-1a4b-4be7-b87f-0e6a3693b62f DisplayFusion I'm having the same issue as the guy in this thread: https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/explorer-crashes-with-each-wallpaper-change-windows-10-18990/?ID=97f6dda1-3afc-47b0-a4f6-0eb4f07cfdb9
When I turn off Display Fusion, the crashes go away, but as soon as I restart it and the wallpapers change, Windows Explorer crashes. ]]>