Windows 10 FIX ERROR: The action can't be completed because the file is open in COM Surrogate

An increasingly common error on operating systems Windows 10, It is: The action can't be completed because the file is open in COM Surrogate.

This error occurs mainly when the list a large number of thumbnails / icons of pictures in a folder with all too great volume.
In our scenario, this error appeared after we wanted to view the icons of over 2.000 pictures in a single folder, and then we tried to copy / move files to hard disk.

Error a Windows 10, typical moving, renaming or deleting files on Windows 10 (Windows 10 Pro), this appears if the files on which we want to make changes are used in another process or the process of Windows Explorers / File Explorer is blocked in another action.

For the most novice, we say that this COM is not a program / software. It is a substitute process of sacrifice that acts for other processes that are questioned. In our case, COM Surrogate appears for the executable: dllhost.exe.

The solution for the error message: The action can't be completed because the file is open in COM Surrogate is very simple.

We open the list of current processes on Windows 10, Identify where the COM Surrogate then interrupt / stop it.

COM Surrogate the gasim in Task Manager> tab: Processes. Right-click on the process> end Task.

Once stopped the process, try to resume operations copy, delete or rename the file.

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