Explorer+problems


 * Explorer problems **

Explorer may get bogged down, and all of your file browsing can suffer a slowdown.

What is Explorer? Explorer.exe is the main user interface for Windows, the desktop, folders, and windows that you use to browse – or explore – for files and applications. If Explorer slows down but does not crash, Windows does not know to restart it and that is your responsibility

To stop Explorer, you first open the Task Manager. Press (**Ctrl+Shift+Esc**) on your keyboard simultaneously.

By default, the Task Manager stays on top of all other windows so that you do not lose it. There are a few tabs in the Task Manager, but you want to left-click on the tab called **Processes**.

The Processes tab may look confusing, but its purpose is simple: this is where your background programs run. Some of the program names are confusing, but you are only looking for one: **explorer.exe.**

Once you locate explorer.exe, left-click on it once to highlight it. Then, right-click to bring up the Process menu. Before you take the next step, ensure that you do not have any windows open. Left-click on **End Process**. This will stop Explorer.



You might notice your desktop icons disappear – do n'o worry! That's what Explorer does, so it's time to restart it.

The Task Manager has its own file menu. At the top left of the Task Manager, left-click **File**, and then left-click **New****Task (Run...)**.



You will see a dialog box called **Create New Task.**



You can start all sorts of programs from here, just like in the Run menu in the taskbar. To restart explorer, just type **explorer** into the empty field, and then click **OK**.

Your desktop icons and your taskbar should reappear. Congratulations! You've just stopped and restarted a background program.

You can use this to refresh your machine after heavy file browsing, or you can use these functions of the Task Manager to start and stop programs at will.