WINDOWS EXPLORER NOT LAUNCHING WHEN PC BOOTS UP!!!

[Toaster241]

Sometime back i reinstalled windows on my laptop and since then everytime i reboot my laptop, explorer doesnt load only a CMD window openes and i have to type in "explorer" so it boots properly. I searched for answers online but didn't find anything i could use or understand what to do. So any help will do or just an explenation. Thanks

 

p.s. i really don't want to reinstall windows again.

[Jarno.]

Hi @Toaster241

 

Don't really know a solution for this or how it is caused (probably Windows updates though...) but a workaround might be the following.

 

1. Type in Windows startmenu " shell:startup " (without quotes) and hit enter

2. Create a shortcut here to explorer.exe

 

Now explorer.exe will autolauch every time when starting your computer

 

 

[Toaster241]

1 hour ago, Jarno. said:

Hi @Toaster241

 

Don't really know a solution for this or how it is caused (probably Windows updates though...) but a workaround might be the following.

 

1. Type in Windows startmenu " shell:startup " (without quotes) and hit enter

2. Create a shortcut here to explorer.exe

 

Now explorer.exe will autolauch every time when starting your computer

 

 

uhm it opened a tab in internet explorer "where to find startup folder in windows 10" so like i dont have this folder or what? 

[Jarno.]

1 minute ago, Toaster241 said:

uhm it opened a tab in internet explorer "where to find startup folder in windows 10" so like i dont have this folder or what? 

You do have it but i think that Windows tried to " Bing " it instead of launch it... Another way to get there is by hitting Windows key + R and then typing shell:startup and hit enter.

 

Alternative you can get to C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

[Toaster241]

54 minutes ago, Jarno. said:

You do have it but i think that Windows tried to " Bing " it instead of launch it... Another way to get there is by hitting Windows key + R and then typing shell:startup and hit enter.

 

Alternative you can get to C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

so i just drag the file explorer from taskbar to the startup folder and that should work?

[Jarno.]

Yea or creating a link to explore.exe will do the trick. failing that you should create a .bat script in this folder with the following content:

 

Quote

 

start explorer.exe

exit

 

 

[Toaster241]

11 minutes ago, Jarno. said:

Yea or creating a link to explore.exe will do the trick. failing that you should create a .bat script in this folder with the following content:

 

 

sadly it didnt work it just openes the file explorer but first i need to do this 

[Jarno.]

Well... I'm actually at a Linux system now so i can't check for myself. I believe that explore.exe is located in C:'windows\explorer.exe.

 

So to keep it simple.

 

1. Rightclick in the folder > New shortcut

2. Type location : C:\windows\explorer.exe

 

Hope that helps. Otherwise check  explorer.exe in taskmanager and rightclick " Open file location ". Then use this path for your shortcut.

[Toaster241]

yep it is on C:\windows\explorer.exe but it didnt help with anything i still get the cmd and i need to run it manually