Launch Explorer from the Windows 8 command line. The most frequently used commands for the command line
I'll start from the very beginning...
What's happened Windows Explorer?
File Explorer is something you use on your computer every day. This is what opens when you click on To my computer and in any other folder anywhere. This is the folder interface.
That's how I put it in simple words and briefly, so don't judge me.
If you opened and looked at the tab Processes, then you might have noticed a process like explorer.exe - this is Windows Explorer.
Why do you need to restart Explorer?
Windows is such a system that it cannot work without errors and freezes, especially if you do not monitor it (although it can still fail without you).
There is a saying among programmers: “7 troubles - 1 reset,” which translated into normal language would be like “problems with Windows? Reboot!” . It may be funny, but in most cases it helps.
That's why restart Windows It is used not only to solve problems, but also to apply any changes made to or during installation of the program. But in most cases, you don’t even have to reboot the entire system, you can only reboot this same Windows Explorer, or more precisely, only process explorer.exe.
I wrote a little about this in the article?.
But I’ll write again.
Launch it without closing it, kill the explorer.exe process on the tab Processes
then Desktop And Task bar will disappear. Don't panic!
We launch it again through the top menu
and entering its name
All. It restarted and didn’t have to reboot and everyone is happy!
This is a more interesting and safer (in terms of “crookedness”) method compared to the first.
All you have to do is run the file saved anywhere and the reboot is done! Oh how simple. Everything for the lazy...
So. Create a file in Notepad with the following content:
Taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
start explorer.exe
Better to copy from here because all the spaces are important!
Next we save it ( File -> Save as..)
with any name and
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When in progress Windows operation starts to slow down, users often restart the computer. But it will be much faster to restart explorer.exe to restore system performance.
There are several ways to restart Windows Explorer (explorer.exe). In this article I will describe two ways, how to restart explorer.exe on Windows.
The first method is how to restart Windows Explorer.
In order to restart Windows Explorer, launch the task manager. You can do this in the following ways:
1. Using hot keys: Alt+Ctrl+Del or Ctrl+Shift+Esc;
2. Using the menu, which is opened with the hot keys Win + R;
We launch the task manager with the command taskmgr.exe.
3. Click on the control panel right click mouse, and context menu select “Task Manager”;
First we need terminate the explorer.exe process
To do this, go to the “Processes” tab and find the explorer.exe process there. Select it with the mouse and click “End process”.
The program will issue a warning, but nothing bad will happen. Just click “End process”.
After this, the explorer process will stop working and the Start menu will disappear. But don’t be alarmed, it’s not scary for the system.
Now you need to restart the explorer.exe process. To do this in the left top corner click “File – New task” in turn.
We write the name of the task “explorer.exe”, without quotes. And click “OK”. After these manipulations, Windows will start working as usual.
The second method is how to restart explorer.exe in Windows.
The second option of restarting explorer seems to me the most convenient, since it is the fastest. And even a beginner can handle it quickly.
The essence of this method is that first we create a file with the .bat extension. And then this file does everything itself.
.bat files are files that contain commands for execution. You launch it, and it performs some task. Previously, in the Windows 98 era, such files were very popular. Nowadays you don't see them so often.
And so, we create our executable file. For this you can use any text editor. For example, Notepad. We create new file and write the following code inside it:
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
start explorer.exe
Pay attention to the spaces between words and characters, this is important. Another important thing is that the commands should be placed in two lines, like mine:
It won't work any other way, at least didn't work for me.
After that we simply save our file. Why do we write his name in the title, but with the extension .bat. And be sure to set the file type to “All files”. The encoding doesn't matter.
After which you will have this icon; in Windows XP it is slightly different, but the meaning is the same. It can be placed both on the desktop and in the Start menu, or on the panel quick launch Windows. When Windows starts to slow down a lot, you can quickly get to it.
After restarting explorer.exe, Windows usually starts running faster. But if this does not help, then consider installing the system again.
Cleaning can also improve system performance. system disk from extra files You can read how to do this in this.
Good luck!
The Windows program, called “Explorer,” is a very ordinary file manager, although it has quite interesting capabilities that few people know or guess about. In principle, the question of how to launch Explorer has an answer that is roughly imagined by the vast majority of users. But for some reason, many people use the most primitive methods for this, which often look very clumsy.
How to launch Explorer in the standard way on different systems?
Typically, users new to Windows OS follow standard instructions. In their understanding, the question of how to launch Explorer comes down to finding the appropriate application in the main Start menu.
But it’s unnecessary steps. You need to press the start button, find the programs section in the menu, select standard applications(or another section depending on the OS modification) and only then click on the name of the application to be launched. Agree, this takes quite a lot of time.
Alternative launch as a means of simplifying work
Unfortunately, many people simply do not realize that when you click on the “Start” button, you can simply change the button from left to right. will appear extra menu, in which it will be immediately visible required program. But this method, according to many, is quite inconvenient.
Same long method You can also use the “Run” console, in which the command to call explorer is written. You can also use search bar main menu, in which you need to enter the name of the program (in our case it is “Explorer” without quotes).
But how to launch Explorer in the most in a fast way? To do this, any Windows system provides a special combination + E (in the Russian layout - the letter “U”). In this case, the program is called regardless of which language or keyboard layout is used in the system in this moment. This method can be called the most convenient, even for those cases when the application itself for some reason failed.
How to launch Explorer in Task Manager?
Another technique for starting a program is to use standard means tracking and managing all processes, called the “Task Manager”. You can launch “Explorer” through “Dispatcher” quite simply.
To do this, in systems below the tenth modification, a process menu is used where you need to create new task, and write explorer in the program launch line, as was done in the “Run” console. In Windows 10, you can launch the Explorer task directly from the file menu, where you select to create a new task.
Restarting a program if it crashes
Unfortunately, Explorer and its associated service, Explorer.exe, have a tendency to quit unexpectedly when some software glitch occurs. You should not confuse the service itself and the executing service, although they are called by the same command.
If a service suddenly stops working abnormally, you can use several methods to restart it. In the very simple version the question of how to launch Explorer, and with it general process system again, is to use the combination Ctrl + Shift + Esc on the keyboard. It calls the standard “Task Manager”, in which you need to repeat the steps described above.
In the same way, you can use the quick call to the “Run” console via the combination Win + R, and then enter the English name of the process.
If you first want to open the main Start menu, you need to press Ctrl + Esc and the right arrow. In the same menu while holding Ctrl keys+ Shift, you can use the shutdown item or right-click on a free area of the “Taskbar”, and from the section that appears, select the exit line from “Explorer”, and then restart the service through the “Task Manager” or the “Run” console, as shown higher.
Conclusion
As you can see from the above material, call the standard “Explorer” or restart system service Explorer is possible using enough large quantity methods. But some of them are not always justified. What can I recommend? to the average user? I think the simplest and quick method- use the Win + E keys. It is better to leave the remaining solutions for those cases when a program or service for some reason refuses to function normally and shuts down urgently.
Which method to use for restarting is up to everyone to decide for themselves. But optimal options you can call the console call “Run” or “Task Manager”. The second option looks more preferable, since here you can simultaneously control other processes, as well as forcefully terminate those that freeze or cause errors in the system related specifically to the Explorer.exe service.
Command line- This is the most versatile and fast tool for performing various tasks, as well as computer maintenance.
What is the command line and how to call it?
The command line is a standalone software, the purpose of which is to provide direct communication between the user on the one hand and the operating system on the other. Using custom text interface, the program provides an environment that allows you to run applications as well as utilities that use a text-based interface. The command shell executes programs and then displays the result on your screen.
The Windows command line uses the Cmd.exe command interpreter, which loads applications and directs the flow of data between these applications, which helps translate the command you enter into a form that the system can understand. The command line console is available in all Windows versions. The main difference when working with the command line is the absence of bulky and large graphical utilities.
The command line can be invoked in several ways
Let's list them:
- Button " Start", then select " Execute" In the new window that appears, enter “ cmd". Click " OK" The window that opens is the command line window.
- Button " Start", select " All programs", then the folder " Standard", it has a menu " Command line».
- It is also possible to launch the command line using file manager. To do this we launch file manager program, there we find the desired directory and call cmd.exe using command console your manager.
- Press the key combination Win+R to open the window " Execute", and then as usual " cmd".
- It is possible to launch the command line via conductor. To do this, just enter the address of the command line on your computer: C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe.
Command line commands that are most commonly used
Below is a list of commands and command line switches that will help you as a confident personal computer user.
calc- by typing this command, you can launch the calculator.
chkdsk is a command that runs a disk check. To ensure that all errors are corrected during the inspection, this command must be typed with the suffix /f. For example, chkdsk d: /f - where d: is the name of the partition being checked. When the command chkdsk d: /r is entered, the console will check for error correction on the specified disk and also search for bad sectors and their restoration along with their contents. Do not forget that by using this program, running process may take quite a bit of time.
convert- transforms file system from FAT32 or FAT to NFTS without formatting the volume. That is, conversion to the NFTS system is carried out without loss of existing data. For example: convert e: /fs:ntfs.
compmgmt- opens the Computer Management console. This will make it possible to use Disk Management, Device Manager, as well as manage the Task Scheduler program and more.
control- opens the “Control Panel” window.
control admintools- opens the “Administration” window, which makes it very convenient and flexible to change system configurations.
diskpart- will allow you to display the section properties. To change properties, use the diskpart/? command.
explorer- a command that will launch Explorer. There is a chance that you will have to enter this command in the Run window. This is done when the explorer is restarted. To launch Explorer through the Run window, you need to enter explorer.exe.
fsmgmt- launching the “Public Folders” management console.
format- a command that starts the disk formatting process. Attention, when formatting the disk, all data on it will be deleted.
ipconfig- configures the IP protocol for the operating room Windows systems. In order to find out all the operating parameters of this command, you need to type ipconfig /?.
msconfig- launches the system settings window, where you can manage startup settings for applications and services, as well as change settings for loading Windows.
notepad- launch notepad.
osk- launch the on-screen keyboard.