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Copying a Video CD can hang Explorer and leave Windows unusable

clydesnotes.blogspot.com 4 min read Editor score 7/10

Copying a Video CD can stall in Explorer, after which parts of the UI stop updating and even a normal restart may hang. The reproducible failure and investigation offer a useful example of debugging a system-level issue.

What

Copying a Video CD with Windows Explorer can stall the copy and leave Explorer and parts of Windows unusable.

How

The issue affects Windows 10 and 11 after specified 2023 updates; dedicated extraction tools and some third-party copy apps avoid it.

Why it matters

Engineers should test system behavior across different file-copy paths, since a failure can affect stability beyond the copy operation.

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