Windows Explorer is a file manager solution build by Microsoft. It was launched with Windows 95 operating system. It is used to manage files and folder and can also search for the placed components. Now Microsoft has added new features like opening programs, playing audio, video files and etc. The taskbar and the desktop become the part of explorer making is more useful than ever before.
Windows users have faced lots of bugs and issues with explorer like getting stuck in a folder, desktop frozen, not being able to use start menu or taskbar. Most of the time these kinds of bugs can be fix with a simple Windows Explorer restart. Or if you want to a tweak to registry and apply the tweak by simply restarting the Explorer .There are various methods to do so like restart Windows Explorer using PowerShell and so on.
Using PowerShell Restart Windows Explorer
Step 1: Press Win + R to open RUN dialogue box.
Step 2: Type powershell in the box.
Step 3: Now press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open PowerShell with administrator rights.
Step 4: In the terminal type the following command and hit Enter button.
stop-process –name explorer –force
This process will take some time and automatically restart the Windows Explorer.
Using PowerShell can be quick and straight forward to do the task but there are other methods you should know in case PowerShell is not able to execute properly. We have mentioned all the other methods and steps below.
Using Command Prompt Restart Windows Explorer
Step 1: Click Start icon on the taskbar.
Step 2: Type cmd in the search bar.
Step 3: Right click on the Command Prompt icon and select Run as Administrator.
Step 4: Press Yes in the User Account Control Window.
Step 5: Type the following command and press Enter.
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
This command will force stop the Windows Explorer.
Step 6: To Restart type the command followed by Enter.
start explorer.exe
This will re-start the Windows Explorer.
Using Task Manager Restart Windows Explorer
Step 1: Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc on the keyboard simultaneously to open Task Manager.
Step 2: Click on More Details to expand the Window.
Step 3: Find Windows Explorer and click on it.
Step 4: Click Restart from the bottom right corner.
Close the task manager and see if the issue has been fixed or not.
Windows Explorer has become a significant part of Windows Operating System making it more functional. If it is not working properly then it can be the big hindrance while using the computer. Therefore we have listed all the methods and steps on how to restart your Windows explorer including restart Windows Explorer using PowerShell.
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