Explorer.exe process in Windows application skills

This article mainly introduces the characteristics of the important process of Explorer.exe in Windows system and the application skills in various operating systems.

In the Windows family of operating systems, a process called Explorer.exe is started at runtime. This process is mainly responsible for displaying the icons on the system desktop and the taskbar, which has different magical effects in different systems.

Explorer in Windows 9x

In Windows 9x, this process is required to run the system. If you end the Explorer.exe process with the "end task" method, the system will refresh the desktop and update the registry. Therefore, we can also use this method to quickly update the registry, as follows.

Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to bring up the End Task dialog. Select the "Explorer" option in the dialog and then click the "End Task" button, the "Close Windows" dialog box will appear. Click the "No" button, the system will appear another dialog box after a while, telling you that the program is not responding, asking if you want to end the task. Click the "End Task" button to update the registry and return to the Windows 9x system environment. Is this much more convenient than the cumbersome restart process?

Explorer in Windows 2000/XP

In Windows 2000/XP and other Windows NT kernel systems, the Explorer.exe process is not required for system operation, so it can Ending it with the Task Manager does not affect the normal operation of the system. Open the program you need to run, such as Notepad. Then right click on the taskbar, select "Task Manager", select the "Processes" tab, select the Explorer.exe process in the window, click the "End Process" button, and then on the desktop in addition to the wallpaper (Active Desktop Active Desktop Except for the wallpaper), all icons and taskbars disappear, and you can still operate all the software as usual.

What if you want to run other software, but there is nothing on the desktop at this time? Don't worry, there are two ways to subtly open other software:

The first method: press Ctrl+Alt+Del, the "Windows Security" dialog box appears, click "Task Manager" Button (or directly press Ctrl+Shift+Esc), select the “Applications” tab in the Task Manager window, click “New Task”, in the “Create New Task” dialog box that pops up, Enter the path and name of the software you want to open.

The second method: On the running software, select "File → Open", in the "Open" dialog box, click the "File Type" drop-down list, select "All Files", and then browse to The software you want to open, right click on it, select the "Open" command in the shortcut menu, you can start the software you need. Note that it is not possible to open the software by clicking the "Open" button at this time. This method is suitable for most software, except for the Office series.

By ending the Explorer.exe process, you can also reduce the memory used by the system around 4520KB, which will undoubtedly speed up the system and free up valuable space for users with tight resources.