To be fair, Vole knows what is going on and flagged it as a known issue in the support document for the cumulative preview update (KB5022913). Microsoft said that some third-party UI customization apps can cause errors with Explorer.exe that could repeat in a loop. Unfortunately, that is File Explorer for the uninitiated and it’s the central pillar of the Windows 11 interface.

The company names ExplorerPatcher and StartAllBack, which help Windows customisation are affected. Although it does note that StartAllBack users running version 3.5.6 (or newer) may avoid the bug.

Microsoft warns: “These types of apps use unsupported methods to achieve their customisation and as a result can have unintended results on your Windows device.”