How to Restart Explorer. Exe Windows 10?
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Select explorer.exe from the processes, and click on the End Process button.

Next, you’d click on File tab, choose New task (Run…), type explorer.exe in the box and click OK.

Windows 10/8 offers the context menu option to Restart Explorer in its Task Manager.

How do I restart File Explorer?

The trick:

  • Open the Start menu.
  • Hold down the Control and Shift keys, and right-click on a blank space in the Start menu.
  • Choose “Exit Explorer.”
  • Open the Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc), navigate to File->Run, enter “explorer” and hit OK.

How do I restart Explorer EXE?

Select the Exit Explorer command. Start menu, Taskbar and Desktop will the closed and the other applications will continue to run in the background. To manually start a new Explorer.exe, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to launch Task Manager. Now simply type explorer.exe in the new task box to restart the explorer.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

Sophia Al-Mansoor

Global Business & E-Commerce Reporter

Sophia analyzes international trade, startup ecosystems, retail transformation, and supply chain logistics for modern digital publications.

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