Question: How to Reopen Windows Explorer?
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Restart Windows Explorer.

Now, to start Windows explorer again, you will have to use Task manager too.

Task manager should be already open (Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc again if you can’t see it), just click on “File” at the top of the window.

From the menu, click on “New Task (Run)” and type “explorer” in the next window.

How do I get my Windows Explorer back?

Type Ctrl+Alt+Delete to bring up the Task Manager. In the Task Manager, click on the file menu and then click on the Run option. In the resulting dialog box, type in “explorer.exe” and press OK. If you suddenly get your Start button and taskbar back, that means that explorer.exe has not been removed.

How do I reopen Windows Explorer in Windows 10?

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.

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