How To Fix explorer.exe Crashing In Windows 10

This tutorial should work for all major computer hardware manufactures that include Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10 in their products (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung, and so forth).

If your Taskbar, System Tray, or Start menu acts up, you might be tempted to restart your PC. Instead, you can usually just restart Windows Explorer—and Windows makes it pretty easy.

Task Manager offers the traditional way to restart Windows Explorer. It was overhauled for Windows 8 and 10, so we’ve got instructions for you whether you’re using those or Windows 7.

In Windows 8 or 10, open Task Manager by right-clicking any empty area on your taskbar and then clicking “Task Manager.” You can also hit Start and search for “task manager,” which might be more useful to you if you’re looking at the Start screen instead of the desktop in Windows 8. And if you favor keyboard shortcuts, just press Ctrl+Shift+Esc.

If your Task Manager window looks like the example below, click “More details” at the bottom to see the detailed interface.

The “Process” tab of the Task Manager window shows you apps and background processes currently running on your PC. Scroll down the list of what’s running and find “Windows Explorer.” If you currently have a File Explorer window open, you’ll see it right near the top in the “Apps” section. Otherwise, you’ll find it toward the bottom of the “Background Processes” section. To restart, just select “Windows Explorer” and then click the “Restart” button.

That’s all you should have to do. It may take a few seconds and things like your taskbar and Start menu may disappear momentarily, but when it restarts, things should behave better and you can exit Task Manager.

This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 operating systems.Works for all major computer manufactures (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung).

[mysteriousmysterious]

I thought I was lose my computer bro cheers 🍻

[Shijo]

i was nervous because i hit end task (i was trying to end FILE explorer and thought that was it) and the screen became dark. i panicked because i believed that i broke the laptop and all files were gone but thankfully i ran into this vid and all i can say is that this helped me a lot 🙂 thanks and keep up the good work

[BoringDudeOnCrek]

My heart skipped a beat when I end the task

[rodolfoserra]

I'M BRAZILIAN, I DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH, I'M USING GOOGLE TRANSLATOR. YOU'RE HELPING ME. THANK YOU.

[heidixavier]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I got so scared that none of my taskbars would open, and that I needed to buy new computer. This has helped me a lot.

[johndevaney]

Very nice and very simple videos. Helped me out in less than a minute. I thought I broke my computer

[MexicanInTheTrap]

THAAANNNK YOU, 6 years later and your still helping out, legend ❤❤❤❤

[NeelGulati]

bro i legit thought i had to reset my pc. Lifesaver

[AullaLa]

My explorer.exe is restarting every time it starts up

[divinegraces.giganto]

I thought i broke my brother’s pc. Thanks for this video. It really helped me.

[legitchrisv]

I'm watching this 4 years later. Thanks for the video. I normally use this method when I lose icons in the tray. Ctrl + Shift + Esc opens Task Manager directly. I was getting a weird error that said: WindowsExplorer.exe cannot open this type of application. I noticed this happening when I turned on/off Bluetooth. So bizarre, yesterday was the first time it happened.


But thanks for the reminder! Have a good one!

[iklimazafura]

Thank you for your tutorial. It’s really usefull. I’m so Shock when my pc went full black. Thank youu man

[kellyb]

you posted this in 2016 it saved me in i had a brain fart moment while following someones tutorial, found this and you saved i subscribe!

[benny_xx]

Please help I can’t find the windows explorer file

[dharmitkapadia]

After 4 years your Video is still Helpfull Love you bro!💋❣️

[izzatunnafsiyah]

I almost cried, i thought i had lose my computer after i accidentally clicked end task onthe explorer
Thanks bro, you're my savior 😭

[weenie]

Holy Hell man. When you said run new task, I thought it wouldn’t works because I accidentally terminated it thinking it was another program. Long story short thank you so

[pavithranloganathan]

thanks im 13 a previous xp user i do not have much experience with windows 10 .some youtube guy named thiojoe said if you end some tasks in the task manager your laptop will run better so i saw a explorer in the bottom of the task manager i randomly ended some tasks so i deleted explorer then suddenly all things went black i panicked that i broke my laptop my mom bought on my birthday.i had no chance to search on youtube with my xp laptop.then i saw your video very helpful.thanks.GOD BLESS YOU

[redly]

Lmao i disabled file explorer accidentally and almost had a heart attack xD

[IKGamer]

in the beginning when i seen you clicking on restart i was like ''not again" but then the second solution worked. Thanks bud