![]() ![]() Step 1: Exit Explorer via Taskbar Right-click Menu Hopefully, Microsoft will add the handy “Exit Explorer’ option in future Windows 11 builds. That said, this method applies only to Windows 10. Note: Windows 11 does not have the “Exit Explorer” hidden context menu option, as the Taskbar doesn’t have a context menu. In Step 2, initiate a new explorer.exe process using Task Manager. This method involves exiting the Explorer shell using the hidden Exit Explorer command in the right-click menu on Windows 10. Restart Explorer.exe Cleanly in Windows 10/11įollow one of these methods to restart the shell cleanly: Method 1: Exit Explorer and Start a new Explorer.exe ![]() The two methods to gracefully exit and restart explorer are covered in this article. ![]() When you restart the explorer.exe shell process, Taskbar and Start menu are completely refreshed, and pending registry modifications, if any, take effect after restarting the shell. Whereas forcibly terminating explorer.exe processes using Task Manager (End Process), Taskkill.exe or Tskill.exe abruptly kills the Explorer shell without letting it complete its work. However, Windows 11 (up until build 21H2), doesn’t have the “Exit Explorer” option.Ī clean restart or graceful restart of the Explorer shell means that the settings, such as desktop icon layout, Taskbar preferences, etc., will be saved when Explorer exits. On Windows 8 and Windows 10, the hidden “Exit Explorer” option exists in the Taskbar context menu (instead of the Start menu in earlier Windows versions). But, if you want to terminate the Explorer shell (and want to restart it later, manually), it’s much simpler. ![]()
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