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kirill_7256
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August 30, 2025

"Couldn't find explorer.exe to launch windows explorer" error

  • August 30, 2025
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Does anyone know how to fix it ? Each time I click a file link  I get this error.   In both regular and   Steam versions coexisting on my laptop.     Should i point  to it in some obsure preference settings or something ?    it's in C:\Windows   on my pc.   Always been there .

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Luca Giarrizzo
Community Manager
Luca GiarrizzoCommunity Manager
Community Manager
September 1, 2025

Hello!

 

Thank you for reaching out! You may look out for special characters or non-Latin characters in the full path that may trip up Designer when passing the command to the OS for opening it.

 

If you are unsure about what to look for, you may the full path of the file if you are comfortable with disclosing that.

 

Best regards.

Luca Giarrizzo | Quality Engineer - Substance 3D Designer | Adobe
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