Please, give me a shortcut to force a restart to Windows Explorer

[Juan I. Cahis]

Dear friends:

Please tell me how to make a shortcut in the quick launch bar in order
to force a restart to Windows Explorer. This seems to be the only
solution to my problem of the Desktop-Without-Icons that I posted a
couple of days ago in this group.

Thanks
Juan I. Cahis
Santiago de Chile (South America)
Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!

 

[Guest]

"Juan I. Cahis" asked...

Please tell me how to make a shortcut in the quick launch bar in order
to force a restart to Windows Explorer. This seems to be the only
solution to my problem of the Desktop-Without-Icons that I posted a
couple of days ago in this group.

Thanks
Juan I. Cahis
Santiago de Chile (South America)
Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!

Right click your desktop, choose "New", and "shortcut".

Shutdown, use this
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /s /t 0

Restart, use this
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /r /t 0

Then right click your new icon and choose "Add To Quick Launch" before doing
anything else.

 

[Juan I. Cahis]

You misunderstood me!!!!!!

I want a shortcut to force a restart of "Windows Explorer", not a
restart of the computer!!!!!!

Sorry of my bad English again.

"Juan I. Cahis" asked...


Right click your desktop, choose "New", and "shortcut".

Shutdown, use this
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /s /t 0

Restart, use this
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /r /t 0

Then right click your new icon and choose "Add To Quick Launch" before doing
anything else.

Thanks
Juan I. Cahis
Santiago de Chile (South America)
Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!

 

[Villi Bernaroli]

You misunderstood me!!!!!!

I want a shortcut to force a restart of "Windows Explorer", not a
restart of the computer!!!!!!

Sorry of my bad English again.

In the "Destination" line of the shortcut, type just "%windir%\explorer.exe"

 

[Jon]

Here's a one-liner that should do it

wmic process where name="explorer.exe" call Terminate

Right-click desktop > New Shortcut > Paste in the above line

--
Jon


You misunderstood me!!!!!!

I want a shortcut to force a restart of "Windows Explorer", not a
restart of the computer!!!!!!

Sorry of my bad English again.

"Juan I. Cahis" asked...


Right click your desktop, choose "New", and "shortcut".

Shutdown, use this
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /s /t 0

Restart, use this
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /r /t 0

Then right click your new icon and choose "Add To Quick Launch" before
doing
anything else.

Thanks
Juan I. Cahis
Santiago de Chile (South America)
Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!

 

[Juan I. Cahis]

Dear Jon, IT WORKED WONDERFULL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And the desktop restarted will all the missing icons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks a lot again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's a one-liner that should do it

wmic process where name="explorer.exe" call Terminate

Right-click desktop > New Shortcut > Paste in the above line

Thanks
Juan I. Cahis
Santiago de Chile (South America)
Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!