Windows Explorer error

Hey guys I just joined so sorry if this is the wrong place to ask ><

Just today when I went to clear my recent items list, a pop-up comes up saying "Windows Explorer Has Stopped Working...", then, after about 5 sec. it says "Windows Explorer is Restarting..." and reloads the desktop(it doesn't close any programs, it just like, refreshes it). I tried doing Start > Properties > Classic Start Menu > Customize > Clear, but that does the same thing. I also googled(:P) it, and I haven't found anything that helped. Is this a virus or is there anything I can do to fix it(it's only doing this for clear recent items list, and I tried clearing them one by one but it does the same thing)