Restarting windows explorer7/29/2023 Right click on explorer.exe and click on End Process. ( NOTE: screenshots are from Vista, but the follow steps also apply to XP) When Explorer's shell freezes, just hit Ctrl + Alt + Del to bring up Task Manager.Īfter Task Manager opens, sort the processes by clicking on the Image Name column (arrow) then look for the explorer.exe process. Instead of restarting Windows, either on XP or Vista, you may be able to recover by restarting Windows Explorer Shell from Task Manager following the below steps. In reality, when you end task Windows Explorer, only the process for Windows Explorer shell is terminated, leaving any applications not effected and still running. The usual remedy is to reboot, sometimes losing data before you had a chance to save and close an application. ![]() ![]() One particular reminder, is freezing and becoming unresponsive while using Windows Explorer or some Desktop function. While Windows, overtime with XP and Vista have become more stable with not crashing, every now and then it tends to remind us of the past.
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