flarn2006 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 (edited) There is a very easy way to quit the Windows shell (explorer.exe) without even needing to go into the Task Manager. Simply follow these steps:Click StartSelect Shut DownHold down Ctrl, Alt, and ShiftClick Cancel and release the keysAnd you're done! Your taskbar and desktop icons will disappear, as well as any folder windows you may have open. To get them back, simply load Task Manager (ctrl+alt+del or ctrl+shift+esc; the latter is easier if you have classic logon mode selected.) Go to the File menu, and select New Task (Run...) Type "explorer" (without quotes) and click OK (or press enter.) The shell will then be running again. Edited July 17, 2008 by flarn2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arie Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Simply using Task Manager sounds a lot easier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altruist Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 (edited) Hah! That's pretty clever!I just do the task manager and kill the explorer.exe process. I used that one all the time when I was on my shell-swapping binge. Oh, BBLean, I never should have left you! Edited July 22, 2008 by Altruist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bledd Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 ctrl + shift + escape = task manager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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