Problem: How to solve the problem of Windows Explorer (Explorer.exe) has stopped working or unresponsive? There are different methods to restart Windows Explorer by Automatic and Manual.
Content Summary
Solution 1: Restart Windows Explorer via Task Manager
Solution 2: Restart Windows Explorer via Start Menu
Solution 3: Restart Windows Explorer using Batch File
Solution 1: Restart Windows Explorer via Task Manager
Step 1: Press Control + Shift + Escape, or right click Start Menu and click Task Manager.
Step 2: Click Processes tab at the top.
Step 3: Scroll to the bottom, under Windows processes, and click Windows Explorer to highlight.
Step 4: Click Restart.
Solution 2: Restart Windows Explorer via Start Menu
Step 1: Open Start menu.
Step 2: Hold down Control + Shift keys and right-click on blank space in the Start menu.
Step 3: Choose Exit Explorer.
Step 4: Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager, navigate to File > New Task (Run…), enter explorer and click OK.
Solution 3: Restart Windows Explorer using Batch File
Step 1: Open Notepad or any other text editor.
Step 2: Copy below command and paste it into three separate lines in your blank text document.
taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe
start explorer.exe
exit
Step 3: Save the file with .bat extension.
Step 4: Double click the bat file to execute the command to restart Windows Explorer.
