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Restart PC via remote desktop with Explorer.exe dead
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Mar 15, 202624224 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I have a very unusual situation in which I am remote desktoping to my Windows 7 PC from my laptop. The Explorer.exe process has been killed so therefore the Start menu etc isn't available. So there fore there is very little I can do with my PC. So I need to restart my PC. How can I restart my PC af…
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Fix for: Restart PC via remote desktop with Explorer.exe dead
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You could go into Task Manager within the remote desktop session by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC. Click File Click New Task (Run...) Type explorer.exe and click OK That will instantly restart the Explorer shell without the need to restart your PC.
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