How to restart the Explorer process 2 pattern

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How to restart the Explorer process 2 pattern

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Windows Explorer (Explorer.exe) is a graphical user interface (GUI) used to access files and folders, but it is also used for the following GUIs:

File explorer
desktop
Taskbar
Action center
Start menu
...Such

When the Explorer.exe process is stopped, the functions that depend on the GUI freeze, so the start menu, taskbar, etc. become unresponsive.

If system icons such as Wi-Fi and volume are not displayed in the notification area, it is possible that Windows is running without the GUI functioning properly.

In such a case, try restarting Explorer.exe before restarting Windows.

Well, the main subject.

We will share how to restart Explorer.exe.

[pattern]

How to use Task Manager
How to use a batch file

How to use Task Manager

* A snapshot of Windows 10 is posted.

1. Start Task Manager

When there is a problem with Explorer.exe, the taskbar and start menu cannot be used, so use keyboard shortcuts.

You can start Task Manager by one of the following methods.


Keyboard	Explanation
Ctrl + Shift + ESC	Task manager starts
Ctrl + Alt + Del	Select Task Manager
Windows Key + X	Select Task Manager

Mouse operation.
(I don't think it will react)

Right-click on the empty taskbar and select [Task Manager]
Right-click the Start Menu and select Task Manager

2. Switch to detailed view

When the task manager is displayed briefly, click [Details] to switch to the details display.

3. Change the update frequency to pause

Change the refresh frequency to Pause to help catch the Explorer process.

4. Restart Explorer

Show process tab
Look for Explorer in the name column
Select
Click [Resume] at the bottom right
Explorer process restarts
End of procedure

How to use a batch file

A batch file is a text file that lists commands to be executed by Windows.

Windows treats files with extension [.bat] as batch files.

Windows treats the batch file as a [cmd.exe] command and executes the written command.

When Explorer.exe freezes frequently, you can create a batch file that describes the restart command and reuse it.

The batch file can be created with a text editor such as Notepad that comes with Windows.

The command to describe is as follows.

Restart.bat

taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
start explorer.exe