Windows Explorer not starting with bootup

[Mrvile]

When I turn on my computer, Windows Explorer doesn't start so I manually have to run it through the task manager. I went to Windows Defender's Software Explorer, and under "Startup Programs," Windows Explorer is listed as "Not Yet Classified" and it never changes to "Permitted." Does anyone know how to fix this? Thanks.

 

[corkyg]

It has never autostarted on any of my systems - and why should it? You can run it several ways - right click on My Computer and select Explore. I put a shortcut to i on my desktop, Start Menu, and Q/L area.

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: corkyg
It has never autostarted on any of my systems - and why should it? You can run it several ways - right click on My Computer and select Explore. I put a shortcut to i on my desktop, Start Menu, and Q/L area.

No no..."Windows Explorer" is the entire start menu thing. Without Windows Explorer, I just have a blank screen with a cursor that I can't do anything with. When I run "explorer" from the task manager, the start menu finally comes up and I can use my computer normally.

If you go to the task manager, select "explorer" and click "End Task," it will kill your start menu temporarily until it can restart itself.

 

[Snapster]

You didn't perhaps change your windows shell to something else, like stardock, litestep/darkstep etc?

Check your registry is pointing to explorer as your shell:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

should be explorer.exe

 

[Mrvile]

Thanks Snapster,

Actually when I turned on my computer today, Windows apparently fixed itself.

Meh.