Window shell common dll?

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This crash is usually preceded by the user attempt to make changes in the configurations of their audio devices i.e. playback or recording devices. The Configuration dialog box may open alright but if you click inside it The Windows Shell Common DLL is not responding error will be shown to you and the configuration window will be closed.

That configuration window directly accesses the audio device’s driver so if that driver is corrupted or is not compatible with the way Windows works then it may crash the DLL process and give you that error.

https://appuals.com/windows-shell-common-dll-has-stopped-working/ - so you tried all these or most of them.

it might be related to the update -...
This crash is usually preceded by the user attempt to make changes in the configurations of their audio devices i.e. playback or recording devices. The Configuration dialog box may open alright but if you click inside it The Windows Shell Common DLL is not responding error will be shown to you and the configuration window will be closed.

That configuration window directly accesses the audio device’s driver so if that driver is corrupted or is not compatible with the way Windows works then it may crash the DLL process and give you that error.

https://appuals.com/windows-shell-common-dll-has-stopped-working/ - so you tried all these or most of them.

it might be related to the update - https://www.tenforums.com/general-support/81982-sound-stopped-working-after-creative-update.html

another choice: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-performance/windows-shell-common-dll-stops-working-when/a8f21249-4343-40d0-a908-2f272425648f
 
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