Now, many users using Windows are beginning to encounter serious system problems. The user cannot open the file or folder because Explorer.exe failed to start after the system loads.

Although, Windows users can manually open Windows Explorer using Command Prompt in some cases and must do so every time the system restarts or after system startup.

This can be problematic and is due to the following factors mentioned below.

• Corrupted system files.
• Enable fast startup settings.
• Outdated or problematic display driver.
• Changes were made to some services in the system.
• Modified registry file.

We have come up with some solutions that take into account all the above factors and will surely help the users. If you are also facing the same problem, don’t worry. This article will guide you through a number of ways to resolve the issue.

Some solutions to try ahead of time:

1. Try updating the Windows system and then restarting the system to see if it works.
2. Sometimes, the problem lies with the user accounts on the system. So we advise our users to try to create a new user account on the system and try to log in to the system using the newly created account.
3. Uninstall any third-party applications on your system that are actually causing this issue. To find out which application is causing this issue, you need to safely boot your system after disabling all services.

Fix 1 – Disable Fast Startup Settings

Some users claim to resolve this issue by turning off Fast Startup Settings on the Power Options page. Please follow the steps below.

Step 1: Press the Windows and R keys simultaneously to open the Run box.

Step 2: Type powercfg.cpl into the text box and press Enter.

Step 3: This will open the Power Options page.

Step 4: Click the on the left to select the power button function option.

Step 5: Now click on to change the settings that are currently unavailable.

Step 6: Then uncheck the Turn on fast startup (recommended) checkbox.

Step 7: Click Save Changes for these changes to take effect.

Step 8: Restart the system and check if the problem is resolved.

Step 9: If not, you can try renaming the system.

Step 10: To do this, press the Windows key and type rename your PC.

Step 11: Rename your PC System Settings by clicking to select .

Step 12: Once the About page opens, click Rename this PC at the top of the page.

Step 13: Enter the name you want to give your PC in the available text box and click Next.

Step 14: In the next window, enter your credentials and rename the PC.

Step 15: Restart the system.

Fix 2 – Perform SFC Scan and Restoration of DISM Tool

We recommend running System File Checker on the system in order to repair any corrupted system files. Additionally, it is recommended to use the DISM tool to restore the health of the system.

Here are the steps on how to do this.

Step 1: Press the Windows and R keys simultaneously and enter cmd.

Step 2: Then press the Ctrl Shift Enter keys simultaneously, this will open an elevated Command Prompt window on your system.

Note – Click Yes to accept the on-screen UAC prompt.

Step 3: Type sfc /scannow at the command prompt and press Enter.

Step 4: This will start scanning the system for all corrupted files and repair them.

Step 5: Then execute the following lines to restore the health of the system.

DISM /在線 /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Step 7: Once completed, you can close the command prompt window.

Fix 3 – Modify necessary services

Note that the App Preparation service should be stopped, and then the Shell Infrastructure Host service should be started. So, follow the steps explained below.

Step 1: Press the Windows and R keys simultaneously on your keyboard and enter services.msc.

Step 2: Then press Enter key to open the service application.

Step 3: Once the Services Application window opens, find the service named App Readiness and right-click on it .

Step 4: Select Properties from the context menu as shown in the image below.

Step 5: In the Properties window, go to the General tab and select the Startup Type option from the drop-down menu Select "Disable".

Step 6: Then click Apply and OK.

Step 7: Close the service window and restart the system.

Step 8: If the problem persists, you need to press the Ctrl, Shift, and Esc keys simultaneously to open ## on your system #Task ManagerWindow.

Step 9: In the Processes tab, check if there is any service named

Shell Infrastructure Host. If it exists, right-click it and select End task.

Step 10: If there is no Shell Infrastructure Host service, click

Run new task at the top of the window.

Step 11: Then type

sihost.exe in the Create new task window and click OK.

Step 12: Once started, you can close the Task Manager window.

Fix 4 – Change Display Settings

Similar issues mentioned in the above article may be caused when the user changes the display resolution and other display settings. Therefore, we can try changing the display settings and see if it works.

Please follow the steps on how to do it.

Step 1: Open the

Run box by pressing the Windows and R keys simultaneously on your keyboard.

Step 2: Enter

desk.cpl in its text box and press the Enter key.

Step 3: This will open the Display page on your system from the Settings app.

Step 4: Scroll down the page to the

Scale & layout section.

Step 5: Under this section, select

125% (recommended) from the drop-down list of Scale options.

Step 6: Next, make sure the

Display Resolution is 1920 x 1080 (recommended) from the drop-down menu as shown below.

Step 7: Once completed, close the display page.

Fix 5 – Reinstall the display driver

This problem can also occur if the display graphics driver is corrupted or outdated. So, let’s try updating the display driver and check if the problem persists.

Here are the steps on how to reinstall the display driver.

Step 1: Press the

Windows and X keys simultaneously, then press the M key on the keyboard to open Device Management Server application.

Step 2: Once the Device Manager window opens, go to the "

Display Adapters" option and expand it by double-clicking .

步驟 3：右鍵單擊圖形驅(qū)動(dòng)程序，然后從上下文菜單中選擇更新驅(qū)動(dòng)程序。

第 4 步：選擇自動(dòng)搜索驅(qū)動(dòng)程序選項(xiàng)以開始在線更新驅(qū)動(dòng)程序。

第5步：完成后，檢查問題是否仍然存在。

第 6 步：如果這沒有解決問題，則必須重新安裝顯示適配器。

第 7 步：為此，請像第 2 步一樣展開顯示適配器，然后右鍵單擊圖形驅(qū)動(dòng)程序。

第 8 步：現(xiàn)在從上下文菜單中單擊卸載設(shè)備。

第九步：卸載顯卡驅(qū)動(dòng)后，關(guān)閉設(shè)備管理器，重啟系統(tǒng)。

第 10 步：當(dāng)系統(tǒng)啟動(dòng)時(shí)，它會(huì)搜索合適的驅(qū)動(dòng)程序并安裝它。

修復(fù) 6 – 編輯注冊表文件中的 Shell 鍵

許多 Windows 用戶通過更改注冊表文件來解決了這個(gè)問題，正如他們所聲稱的。注冊表中有一個(gè)項(xiàng)名為 Shell，存儲(chǔ)了 explorer.exe 文件的路徑。如果由于某種原因更改了此值，則會(huì)導(dǎo)致問題。所以，我們建議您嘗試使用以下步驟，按照說明修改 Shell 鍵值。

警告– 在繼續(xù)之前，請通過將注冊表文件導(dǎo)出到 Windows 系統(tǒng)來保留注冊表文件的備份。因此，如果在編輯時(shí)出現(xiàn)任何問題，您可以恢復(fù)此注冊表文件。

步驟 1：按鍵盤上的Windows鍵并鍵入注冊表編輯器。

第 2 步：從搜索結(jié)果中選擇注冊表編輯器應(yīng)用程序，如下面的屏幕截圖所示。

第 3 步：在屏幕上提示的任何 UAC 上單擊“是”以繼續(xù)。

第 4 步：一旦注冊表編輯器窗口打開，清除地址欄。

第 5 步：在地址欄中輸入以下路徑，然后按Enter鍵。

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

第 6 步：這會(huì)將您帶到編輯器左側(cè)名為Winlogon的注冊表項(xiàng)。

第 7 步：在編輯器窗口的右側(cè)，您可能會(huì)找到名為Shell 的字符串值。

注意– 如果您沒有找到 Shell 字符串值，請通過右鍵單擊Winlogon注冊表項(xiàng)并從上下文菜單中導(dǎo)航到新建 > 字符串值來創(chuàng)建它。然后將其重命名為Shell。

步驟 8：雙擊Shell字符串值并在其值數(shù)據(jù)文本框中輸入C?:?\Windows\explorer.exe并單擊OK。

第 9 步：重新啟動(dòng)系統(tǒng)，看看這是否有助于解決問題。

第 10 步：如果沒有，您需要使用下面給出的路徑訪問Winlogon注冊表項(xiàng)。

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

第 11 步：現(xiàn)在確保 Shell 字符串值為explorer.exe。

第 12 步：重新啟動(dòng)系統(tǒng)，看看這是否有效。

注意– 如果這不能解決問題，您可以嘗試刪除此 Shell 字符串值一次，然后檢查問題是否已解決。

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