{"id":49892,"date":"2025-11-21T19:16:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T22:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/?p=49892"},"modified":"2026-01-28T01:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T04:30:53","slug":"restart-windows-explorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/reiniciar-windows-explorer\/","title":{"rendered":"Restart Windows Explorer: A Quick Trick That Saves Your PC \u26a1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Restarting Windows Explorer fixes errors in seconds \ud83d\udd25<\/h2>\n<p>Did you know you can fix specific problems on your Windows PC without a full restart? Often, a simple restart fixes issues like slow performance or freezing. But there's a faster way: restarting the Windows Explorer process.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"que-es-windows-explorer\"><strong>What is Windows Explorer and what is it used for?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File_Explorer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"about\">Before restarting Windows Explorer<\/a>It is essential to understand its function. The process <strong>explorer.exe<\/strong> It is the main manager that provides the graphical interface for handling key Windows elements such as the Start Menu, Taskbar, Quick Access, and File Explorer.<\/p>\n<p>If your desktop freezes or some parts become unresponsive, one of these components is likely malfunctioning. Restarting Windows Explorer might be the quick fix you need to get everything working again without restarting your computer.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"reiniciar-explorer-desde-el-administrador-de-tareas\"><strong>1. Restart Windows Explorer from Task Manager<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The easiest way to restart explorer.exe is by using Task Manager. Follow these simple steps:<\/p>\n<p>1. Click on the search <a title=\"Remove unresponsive apps in Windows 11\" href=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/apps-not-responding-in-windows-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"9880\">Windows 11 and type Task Manager<\/a>Open it from the results.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-145651\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Como-reiniciar-Windows-Explorerexe-para-solucionar-el-escritorio-congelado-en.jpg\" alt=\"Task Manager in Windows 11 showing active processes\" width=\"600\" height=\"514\" data-lazy-=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>2. Switch to the tab <strong>Processes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-145650\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1748306755_5_Como-reiniciar-Windows-Explorerexe-para-solucionar-el-escritorio-congelado-en.jpg\" alt=\"List of active processes in the Windows 11 Task Manager\" width=\"458\" height=\"500\" data-lazy-=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>3. Search <strong><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/black-monitor-in-windows-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Black screen on Windows 11: Fix this problem in minutes \ud83d\udee0\ufe0f\ud83d\udd25\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34109\">Windows Explorer<\/a><\/strong>Right-click and select <strong>Restart<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-145649\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1748306756_586_Como-reiniciar-Windows-Explorerexe-para-solucionar-el-escritorio-congelado-en.jpg\" alt=\"Restart option for Windows Explorer in Task Manager\" width=\"458\" height=\"500\" data-lazy-=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>4. Alternatively, you can <strong>Finish task<\/strong> and then restart the process manually. To do this, right-click and select <strong>Finish task<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-145648\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1748306756_540_Como-reiniciar-Windows-Explorerexe-para-solucionar-el-escritorio-congelado-en.jpg\" alt=\"End task option for Windows Explorer\" width=\"459\" height=\"500\" data-lazy-=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>5. Then, in the menu <strong>Archive<\/strong>choose <strong>Run new task<\/strong>. Writes <strong>explorer.exe<\/strong> and press <strong>Accept<\/strong> to <a href=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/windows-11-emergency-restart-2\/\" title=\"Windows 11 Emergency Reset: The Hidden Trick You Should Try \u26a1\ufe0f\ud83d\udd27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"9917\">reiniciar el Explorador de Windows<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-145647\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1748306756_958_Como-reiniciar-Windows-Explorerexe-para-solucionar-el-escritorio-congelado-en.jpg\" alt=\"Create a new task in Task Manager to restart explorer.exe\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" data-lazy-=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"reiniciar-explorer-con-command-prompt\"><strong>2. Restart Windows Explorer using Command Prompt (CMD)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/how-to-reset-windows-10-11-via-cmd\/\" title=\"C\u00f3mo restablecer Windows 10\/11 a trav\u00e9s de CMD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"9916\">System symbol<\/a> es una herramienta potente, que tambi\u00e9n te permite reiniciar Explorer de forma r\u00e1pida. As\u00ed lo haces en Windows 11:<\/p>\n<p>1. Search <strong>CMD<\/strong> In the Windows search menu, right-click and select <strong>Run as administrator<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-184680\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1748306756_635_Como-reiniciar-Windows-Explorerexe-para-solucionar-el-escritorio-congelado-en.jpg\" alt=\"Run CMD as administrator in Windows 11\" width=\"600\" height=\"509\" data-lazy-=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>2. In the CMD window, type:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>taskkill \/f \/im explorer.exe<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p>This ends the Explorer process running in the background.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-185948\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1748306756_789_Como-reiniciar-Windows-Explorerexe-para-solucionar-el-escritorio-congelado-en.jpg\" alt=\"Command to stop explorer.exe in CMD\" width=\"578\" height=\"373\" data-lazy-=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>3. Next, restart your browser with:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>start explorer.exe<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-185947\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1748306756_391_Como-reiniciar-Windows-Explorerexe-para-solucionar-el-escritorio-congelado-en.jpg\" alt=\"Command to start explorer.exe in CMD\" width=\"600\" height=\"313\" data-lazy-=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"uso-de-archivo-batch-para-reiniciar-explorer\"><strong>3. Restart Explorer.exe by creating a Batch file in Windows 11<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you prefer not to constantly open Task Manager or CMD, create a batch file to restart Windows Explorer with a double-click.<\/p>\n<p>1. Right-click on the desktop or a folder, select <strong>New &gt; Text Document<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-145646\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1748306757_687_Como-reiniciar-Windows-Explorerexe-para-solucionar-el-escritorio-congelado-en.jpg\" alt=\"Create a new text document in Windows 11\" width=\"500\" height=\"370\" data-lazy-=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>2. Open the file in Notepad and paste this code:<\/p>\n<p><code><strong>taskkill \/f \/IM explorer.exe<\/strong><\/code><br \/>\n<code><strong>start explorer.exe<\/strong><\/code><br \/>\n<code><strong>exit<\/strong><\/code><\/p>\n<p>3. In the menu <strong>Archive<\/strong>select <strong>Save as<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-145645\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1748306757_926_Como-reiniciar-Windows-Explorerexe-para-solucionar-el-escritorio-congelado-en.jpg\" alt=\"Save batch file in Windows 11\" width=\"430\" height=\"430\" data-lazy-=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>4. Choose the save location, change the type to <strong>All files<\/strong>and make sure the name has the extension <strong>.one<\/strong>. For example: <em>restart-explorer.bat<\/em>Click on <strong>Keep<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-145644\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1748306757_985_Como-reiniciar-Windows-Explorerexe-para-solucionar-el-escritorio-congelado-en.jpg\" alt=\"File saved with .bat extension to restart Explorer\" width=\"600\" height=\"424\" data-lazy-=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>With these methods, you can quickly and efficiently reset the Windows Explorer process, avoiding full restarts that slow down your workflow. \ud83d\ude80 Want to learn more tricks to optimize your Windows PC? Explore our Windows tutorials and enhance your digital experience!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Restarting Windows Explorer is the quick trick to fix crashes without restarting your PC and instantly restore smooth performance \ud83d\ude80\ud83d\udda5\ufe0f<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":85139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ai_generated_summary":"","iawp_total_views":90,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","show_comment_section":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"1","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":""},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_review":[],"enable_review":"","type":"percentage","name":"","summary":"","brand":"","sku":"","good":[],"bad":[],"score_override":"","override_value":"","rating":[],"price":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1428],"tags":[1445,1559,1581],"class_list":["post-49892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-windows","tag-evergreencontent","tag-windows11","tag-windowstips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49892"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105171,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49892\/revisions\/105171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}