explorer.exe doesn't execute on startup

[Agent C]

Basically the title, when I turn on my computer or log out the back into my user account explorer wont be in my processes and I have to manually run it. Whenever I go into my account, the only thing on the screen is my cursor, then my screensaver if I do nothing. Please help, and thank you

[Ad Bot]

[Kilser]

Google.
Chrome.

[Cybertails1998]

Google.
Chrome.

except he's not talking about browsers

[Dissolve]

Google.
Chrome.

explorer.exe is windows explorer.

[Butler]

Google.
Chrome.

Dumbass.

The problem isn't IE itself.

[Agent C]

explorer.exe is windows explorer.

I don't use IE in the first place

[blocknight]

Dumbass.

The problem isn't IE itself.

The problem isn't IE at all, lol

[Kearn]

Google.
Chrome.

you're handicapped


did you corrupt the files somehow?

[Agent C]

did you corrupt the files somehow?

As far as I know I haven't. I can run it through command prompt and so far its working just fine

[tikitai]

open cmd
type msconfig
go to startup
tell me if you see explorer there

[Agent C]

Not there, I checked twice

[tikitai]

i think this is actually a windows corruption problem

try this

open registry (menu Start -> run (or run Comand prompt): regedit).

open: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ Current Version \ Winlogon

At right pane there is "Shell". The value of it must be "explorer.exe" (and nothing more - in my case there was activedebugger.exe too, when I removed it explorer start appear on startup).

[Agent C]

Wait nevermind, sorry. Thank you I've got it working again

[tikitai]

click it, dont open the folder

this should appear


find shell



is the value explorer.exe?

[Agent C]

It had a directory after it ending in lsass.exe or something close. I got it now. Thank you a lot