Explorestart

If your computer starts acting up and becomes sluggish and non-respondent, then you might feel tempted to restart the computer. Sometimes, because you simply cannot access anything, you may want to unplug it or reboot it from the power button, which is not ideal to do frequently.

As the name suggests, Explorestart is a lightweight utility designed to restart the Windows explorer and hence, shut down all those processes running in the background and affecting the overall performance of your computer.

It is important to note that the program does not come with an interface and you can use the executable or the portable counterpart to get started. What happens next is that the desktop will black out for a fraction of a second while it restarts the explorer.

Since the role of the tool is to kill the explorer.exe process, you should bear in mind that certain processes, such as data transfers, for instance will also be shut down. Make sure to use it only when such a process is stuck or when you are done transferring large files, as otherwise, you may have to do the whole operation again from the beginning. If you are almost done with transferring a really large file over a relatively low Internet connection, then you can understand why it may be a nuisance.

Most users may not realize that you can shut down and restart explorer similarly as you would with any other app that does not work optimally. Don’t fret, as you are not doing something that would have a huge impact on the operating system. After all, explorer.exe is nothing more than the GUI we use to interact with most Windows components.

Regardless of the reasons why you may want to restart explorer, Explorestart is a tool that can help you do that without too much hassle.