Windows File Explorer running a bit strangely

I was trying to do a date range file search the other day using window explorer. Windows explorer crashed whilst perfoming this search. Since then every time I start it up it shows the green progress bar in the address bar and just sits there spinning its
wheels; doesn't show the root folder items, just Onedrive and My Pc and that it. Also, I don't see any file "icons" for images they are just blank and I'm unable to change the view type as all the toolbar items are greyed out!!
I've tried rebuilding the icon thumbnail cache but that made no difference - I've had a search around but can't find anything.
I'm not sure if it's related by I'm using onedrive and the web portal runs fine, but when I click the onedrive item in explorer it does the same thing, just sits there spinning it wheels...
I'm using an HP Envy laptop running Windows 8.1 pro - nothing else bolted to it

Perform a clean boot and check the results :
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135?wa=wsignin1.0
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to explore files from clients machine through an applet? (like JFileChooser)

Hi actually there is a opensource applet code to display the explorer
here is the code:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.applet.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent;
import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
import java.io.File;
import com.l2fprod.common.swing.JDirectoryChooser;
import com.l2fprod.common.swing.plaf.LookAndFeelAddons;
public class Applet1 extends JApplet {
     //boolean isStandalone = false;
     //TextArea textArea1 = new TextArea();
     //GridLayout gridLayout1 = new GridLayout(1, 2);
     /*public String getParameter(String key, String def) {
          return isStandalone ? System.getProperty(key, def)
                    : (getParameter(key) != null ? getParameter(key) : def);
     public void init() {
          try {
               //textArea1.setText("");
               //this.setSize(new Dimension(400, 296));
               //this.getContentPane().setLayout(gridLayout1);
               //this.getContentPane().add(textArea1, null);
               UIManager u=new UIManager();
               try {
                    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager
                              .getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
                    LookAndFeelAddons.setAddon(LookAndFeelAddons
                              .getBestMatchAddonClassName());
               } catch (Exception e) {
               final JFrame frame = new JFrame();
               frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
               JDirectoryChooser inlineChooser = new JDirectoryChooser();
               inlineChooser.setControlButtonsAreShown(false);
               inlineChooser
                         .addPropertyChangeListener(new PropertyChangeListener() {
                              public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt) {
                                   String prop = evt.getPropertyName();
                                   // If the directory changed, don't show an image.
                                   if (JFileChooser.SELECTED_FILE_CHANGED_PROPERTY
                                             .equals(prop)) {
                                        File file = (File) evt.getNewValue();
                                        System.out.println("Inline Selection: "
                                                  + file.getAbsolutePath());
               JButton button = new JButton("Show Directory Chooser");
               button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
                    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                         JDirectoryChooser chooser = new JDirectoryChooser();
                         int choice = chooser.showOpenDialog(frame);
                         if (choice == JDirectoryChooser.CANCEL_OPTION) {
                              System.out.println("User Canceled");
                         } else {
                              System.out.println("Dialog Selection: "
                                        + chooser.getSelectedFile().getAbsolutePath());
               frame.getContentPane().add(inlineChooser, BorderLayout.CENTER);
               frame.getContentPane().add(button, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
               frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
               frame.pack();
               frame.setSize(300, 500);
               frame.setVisible(true);
               //this.getContentPane().add(frame, null);
          } catch (Exception e) {
               e.printStackTrace();
     // Get Applet information
     public String getAppletInfo() {
          return "Applet Information";
     // Get parameter info
     public String[][] getParameterInfo() {
          return null;
But i am having problem in loading this on the browser...
can any one help me.....
Thanks for the Help

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whether I use the mouse via start/run or <windows key>+R the small window that appears to await input from me for the run command line dpes not consistently appear in the lower left above the windows start globe (forgive inaccurate nomenclature).
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everything goes back to normal.

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