Lightroom won't open Windows Explorer

I'm running the current version of Lightroom. For a while now, it hasn't been opening Windows Explorer after I do an export (even though I have it set to do so), but that didn't bother me much so I let it go. But just now I wanted to view one of my photos in it's location on the hard drive, so I chose "show in Explorer" in the right-click menu, and it didn't open Explorer. I searched the forums here, and also via Google for a solution but wasn't able top find one. Can you help?
Thanks,
DS

It is working fine here, both as an Export setting and as a Right Click - Show in Explorer.
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