I have no desktop...

[wolfie495]

I recently restarted my computer, meaning i uninstalled everything using Windows Recovery. Now ever since i have no desktop, all i see in a black screen and my cursor works. I can cltr + alt + delete to go to task manager and thats about it. I cant go to Internet Explorer to download things, i cant to jack shit. Any help is appreciated, i have no clue what to do.

[McHox]

check if explorer is running,if not

winkey+r and open explorer?

[infamous_last]

3 minutes ago, wolfie495 said:

I recently restarted my computer, meaning i uninstalled everything using Windows Recovery. Now ever since i have no desktop, all i see in a black screen and my cursor works. I can cltr + alt + delete to go to task manager and thats about it. I cant go to Internet Explorer to download things, i cant to jack shit. Any help is appreciated, i have no clue what to do.

In task manager go File > Run new task and type in explorer.exe
If that doesn't bring everything up, kill all instances of explorer.exe and then try and run it again.

If it truly gone you'll probably have to do a repair via install media.

[wolfie495]

10 minutes ago, infamous_last said:

In task manager go File > Run new task and type in explorer.exe
If that doesn't bring everything up, kill all instances of explorer.exe and then try and run it again.

If it truly gone you'll probably have to do a repair via install media.

when i run the new task Windows Problem Reporting pops up for a little in Background processes but goes away

[wolfie495]

13 minutes ago, McHox said:

check if explorer is running,if not

winkey+r and open explorer?

when i do the winkey+r nothing pops up

[EunSoo]

1 minute ago, wolfie495 said:

when i do the winkey+r nothing pops up

how about winkey-e?

[wolfie495]

6 minutes ago, SCGazelle said:

how about winkey-e?

nope i can only do ctrl + alt + del

[EunSoo]

can you login to an account? (I don't knw if you can control+alt+deltet) at that screen

[EunSoo]

Also, do you have installation media? Like a copy of windows on a usb stick

[Energycore]

Usually if your explorer crashed, you can do Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open the task manager, then click run and write explorer.exe in the run window.

 

If that doesn't work I'd run a system file check - find the command propmt by clicking browse in the Run window, should be in the System32 folder. Then right click it and choose run as administrator, once the promt is up, write

sfc /scannow

and press enter to run a scan of your system files.

 

Also, once you get it up and running run a malware check, I've had malware crashing the explorer before.

[wolfie495]

7 minutes ago, SCGazelle said:

can you login to an account? (I don't knw if you can control+alt+deltet) at that screen

 

6 minutes ago, SCGazelle said:

Also, do you have installation media? Like a copy of windows on a usb stick

i can logout, lock the screen, switch user and go to the task manager. i dont have an installation media and i dont think i can get one

[wolfie495]

12 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Usually if your explorer crashed, you can do Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open the task manager, then click run and write explorer.exe in the run window.

 

If that doesn't work I'd run a system file check - find the command propmt by clicking browse in the Run window, should be in the System32 folder. Then right click it and choose run as administrator, once the promt is up, write

sfc /scannow

and press enter to run a scan of your system files.

 

Also, once you get it up and running run a malware check, I've had malware crashing the explorer before.

im trying your second method right now hopefully it helps thanks

[wolfie495]

17 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Usually if your explorer crashed, you can do Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open the task manager, then click run and write explorer.exe in the run window.

 

If that doesn't work I'd run a system file check - find the command propmt by clicking browse in the Run window, should be in the System32 folder. Then right click it and choose run as administrator, once the promt is up, write

sfc /scannow

and press enter to run a scan of your system files.

 

Also, once you get it up and running run a malware check, I've had malware crashing the explorer before.

ok it finished and it says

"Windows Resource Protection did not find any Integrity violations"

could it be graphics drivers related?

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, wolfie495 said:

ok it finished and it says

"Windows Resource Protection did not find any Integrity violations"

could it be graphics drivers related?

I don't think so. Hmm.

 

So when you run the task "explorer.exe" it doesn't do anything?

[wolfie495]

6 minutes ago, Energycore said:

I don't think so. Hmm.

 

So when you run the task "explorer.exe" it doesn't do anything?

it pops up Windows Problem Reporting in the task manager for a couple of seconds thats it

[Energycore]

2 minutes ago, wolfie495 said:

it pops up Windows Problem Reporting in the task manager for a couple of seconds thats it

Can you try and read what the report says?

[wolfie495]

5 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Can you try and read what the report says?

all of a sudden my Razer Synapse just popped up, is that a good thing? lol

[wolfie495]

7 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Can you try and read what the report says?

it only pops up in the Background processes in the Task Manager

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, wolfie495 said:

all of a sudden my Razer Synapse just popped up, is that a good thing? lol

It is. But do try to recover the information on the explorer crash.

 

Also if you have antivirus, locate its folder in your files and click on any of the executables that are in there. Hopefully that'll bring up the antivirus interface and you can run a scan.

[wolfie495]

5 minutes ago, Energycore said:

It is. But do try to recover the information on the explorer crash.

 

Also if you have antivirus, locate its folder in your files and click on any of the executables that are in there. Hopefully that'll bring up the antivirus interface and you can run a scan.

ok it looks like my hard drive that i thought i removed everything from had all my files in it, i think it just saved my computer and i probably can fix it now. thanks for the help im running avast right now

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, wolfie495 said:

ok it looks like my hard drive that i thought i removed everything from had all my files in it, i think it just saved my computer and i probably can fix it now. thanks for the help im running avast right now

Awesome. When Synapse started running I wondered whether it was a drive issue. Cheers!

[wolfie495]

46 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Awesome. When Synapse started running I wondered whether it was a drive issue. Cheers!

sorry to bother you again however i literally dont have a desktop, i ran avast but it didnt help. I guess during the installation process of windows it never downloaded the desktop lol. i can use google chome and i can download things now but i just cant use the desktop because i straight up dont have one

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, wolfie495 said:

sorry to bother you again however i literally dont have a desktop, i ran avast but it didnt help. I guess during the installation process of windows it never downloaded the desktop lol. i can use google chome and i can download things now but i just cant use the desktop because i straight up dont have one

Is there a file in the C:\Windows folder called explorer.exe?

[wolfie495]

8 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Is there a file in the C:\Windows folder called explorer.exe?

yea i see it

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, wolfie495 said:

yea i see it

 

Try and double click it. Alternatively, right click it and run it as administrator.