# Process ending explorer.exe

Category: Geeks r Us

## Post 1 by Polka dots and Moonbeams (I've now got the bronze prolific poster award! now going for the silver award!) on Tuesday, 13-May-2008 9:26:50

If I end explorer.exe, will my screen reader still work? I only want to end it, then restart it, but I don't want to try this, if my screen reader won't work during the experience...*smile*
Thank you

## Post 2 by lights_rage (I just keep on posting!) on Tuesday, 13-May-2008 14:07:00

yes, it will work but ya wont be able to access the desktop. it works for me anyways.

## Post 3 by rat (star trek rules!) on Tuesday, 13-May-2008 14:15:51

i wouldn't end that one, it's key to windows.

## Post 4 by The Lil Dark Piggy (This site is so "educational") on Tuesday, 13-May-2008 16:37:19

Yeah, The process explorer.exe is the main function of Windows. So if you end that process, that means no desktop, and a few other things.

## Post 5 by Polka dots and Moonbeams (I've now got the bronze prolific poster award! now going for the silver award!) on Tuesday, 13-May-2008 18:13:56

Smile, thanks all. It worked, I ended it and started it up again, my screen reader kept on talkin'.
My goal was to have CCleaner clear out my systray notification area, and after I did that, I needed to end that process and start it back it up again. Then restart my computer, all was successful!
Kelly's corner has a script I could download to do all this for me, but I wasn't sure about downloaded such a thing.

## Post 6 by TylerK (This site is so "educational") on Tuesday, 13-May-2008 19:17:15

Don't end Explorer.exe, whatever you do. As the previous posters have said, it's an essential process, like lsass.exe, smss.exe, csrss.exe, and winlogon.exe.

## Post 7 by purple penguin (Don't you hate it when someone answers their own questions? I do.) on Tuesday, 13-May-2008 22:38:14

One time I thought explorer.exe had something to do with internet explorer so I ended it. Never doing that again although I think you can bring it back up via run diolog box.