![]() Enter explorer.exe and your shell will restart. Just bring up Task Manager (Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc) and select New Task… (Run) from the File menu. Once the blinking cursor appears, type: SFC /scannow. Click Yes on the User Account Control (UAC) prompt that appears. Right-click CMD.exe and select Run as Administrator. ![]() So how do we control the computer now? Any applications you had running while the shell was running will still have their windows on your desktop, but you will not be able to do much with them. How to Run SFC from within Windows as an Administrator: Click the Start button and in the search bar, type: CMD. Open the shutdown dialog, Log Off…/Shut Down/Restart, and while holding Ctrl+Alt+Shift hit the Cancel button. Hit Exit Explorer to exit the shell process. Press the Start button, and while holding Ctrl+Shift, right-click any empty area of the menu, or the power or lock buttons. Or just giving you something to test and play around with. However there is a supported way of closing the shell process, perhaps saving you from a reboot when installing software. If the installer were to close explorer.exe the user would be left without a usable GUI. When you install a piece of software that integrates with the Windows shell, typically explorer.exe, you have to restart your computer to complete the installation.
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