Windows 10 64 bit file explorer auto refresh

Question

I have a Microsoft Surface Book 2 and recently updated to the latest version of windows 10 and surface book 2 firmware.  After rebooting i realized that file explorer auto refresh had stopped working.  After reading and doing alittle investigating i found that many others were having this same issue all the way back to sept 2016.  I tried the regedit fix under CLSID.  I created a new "dontrefresh" DWORD and QWORD under "Instance". Rebooted twice.  This did not solve my problem.  Pushing F5 everytime i delete / edit / copy / paste / cut a file is not an option.  Please help.  I need this fixed. As i use my surface extensivly for work.  How do i fix this problem??

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Answer 1

Hi, artillery12!

Thanks for reaching out to Microsoft Community and posting your inquiry.

Kindly allow us to ask these questions:

-May we know if this is happening to files saved on the device or is it for OneDrive?

If it is OneDrive, please click this page to see information on how to Sync files with OneDrive in Windows.

-Do you happen to have any 3rd party antivirus software? 

If you do, kindly try to disable it.

To troubleshoot the issue, please do these steps:

• Restart Windows Explorer.

Right-click on Windows, select Task Manager.

In the Processes tab, look for Windows Explorer and right-click on it, then select Restart.

• If the same thing happens, try resetting folder views.

Open File Explorer, click File, select Change folders and search options.The Folder Options window will pop up, click on View tab.

Select Reset Folders, then click **Apply,**then OK.

• If File Explorer still does not auto-refresh, please check for Windows Update again. Go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Check for Updates Please restart your device to apply the updates.
• Run Surface Diagnostic Toolkit and make sure to complete the tasks.
• Force shutdown the device and restart.

1. Press and hold the power button until the screen turns off (about 10 seconds), then release the power button.
2. Press and release the power button to turn your Surface back on. You should see the Microsoft logo.

If that doesn't work, here's how to make sure your Surface turns off completely:

Press and hold down the power button until your Surface restarts and you see the Windows logo screen (about 20 seconds), then release the power button.

If this answers your question, please let our Community know by marking this post as an answer. Otherwise, don't hesitate to respond to this thread if there’s anything else that needs to be addressed. 

Kind regards, 

Janette_Z

Answer 2

Hi Janette-

Thank You for your reply. I have folllowed all of your recommendations to the letter. Unfortunatly none of these solutions worked for me. I am not signed into one drive, in fact it is no longer installed on this device.  I am also only using a local account if that helps.  I do not have any 3rd party antivirus programs installed.  I prefer to use the baked in windows virus protection.  Not sure where to go from here.  If i delete a file it does disapear now and can be found in the recycle bin however when i restore the file from the trash bin... it shows file transfer window progress but does not refresh file explorer.  I have to hit F5 twice.  Once to refresh the recycle bin and once the recycle bin is closed i have to F5 once again in order to refresh the files on my desktop.  This is getting annoying.  It's almost as if (resembles) im in a remote session in team viewer and the remote computer file explorer isnt refreshing.  Its disturbing.  Please Help.