How can I restart MS Windows Explorer, Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 7, ...?
Restarting the Explorer in all Windows operating systems (Windows 7, 8.1, XP, 10, 11 Server) is very easy and almost identical!
The solution to restart the Explorer is not only written for Windows 10. this Restarting the Explorer screenshot has been snipped under Windows 10. However, you can use this restart the Explorer solution without hesitation on older MS Windows operating systems whether it's a Windows desktop, tablet, Surface Pro / Go, or even a server operating system. It has been tested on all and successfully verified.
Tip: for Internet Explorer, just use iexplore in the place of explorer.
1.) Method-1: Restart Windows Explorer via Task Manager!
First start the task manager!
With the key combination [CTRL + ALT + DEL] you can start the Taskmanager directly !
From Vista / Windows 7 with the key combination [CTRL + SHIFT + ESC] , the task manager is also called directly.
After the task manager is started:
Right-click explorer.exe and then click End Process in the context menu **.
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From the main menu just click on "File"> "Run New Task"!
In the dialog box that opens just type in explorer and confirm with [ENTER] or [OK]!
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C:\Users\User1>taskkill /IM explorer.exe /F
SUCCESS: The process "explorer.exe" with PID 2652 has been terminated.
C:\Users\User1>explorer.exe
C:\Users\User1>
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