Windows 10: Restart Explorer Context Menu - Add in Windows 10

I reset Windows today, and now I can't get the process described in Restart Explorer Context Menu - Add in Windows 10 to work properly. I downloaded the ZIP file, I move the BAT file to Windows\System32, I double-clicked the REG file, and the "Restart Explorer" item appears in the menu, but when I select it all I get is this:



I made sure that the BAT file and explorer.exe were in the correct folder and that they were spelled correctly. I don't really know what the BAT and REG files should look like, but I couldn't find any glaringly obvious errors.

(Also, I just discovered that it's possible for a message to get posted while you're still typing it.)

 

Hello Greg, *Smile

It's still working fine for me, so let's see if we can figure out what went wrong for you. As a test, only run the .bat file to see if it works for you since this is what the context menu runs from inside the System32 folder.

 

I left out that I tried that, and the batch file closes Explorer, and launches File Explorer. It occurred to me while typing this that I should try uninstalling CubicExplorer to see what happens.

 

Thanks for the tutorial. I whittled it down to this though. Code: taskkill /f /im explorer.exe start explorer.exe exit[/quote]

 

I unregistered CubicExplorer, added the menu item, and it worked. It still works even after registering CE as the default File Manager again. I don't know what went wrong, but it's not wrong now.

 

Great news Greg. I'm glad you got it sorted. *Smile

 

Hmm.. seems that when Windows Explorer freezes up, the right-click menu is inaccessible, just when I need it most. I wonder if there are any alternatives or workarounds to this.

 

You could see if you may be able to open Task Manager via CTRL+Shift+Esc or CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart explorer instead.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5...dows-10-a.html

 

That's what I've been doing, but is there a quicker alternative to doing it the Task Manager way? I wouldn't mind a desktop shortcut if it was possible to restart it from there. I actually created a thread about this around a week ago lol *Smile

 

Place a link on the desktop to the batch file Brink provided via his tutorial in a previous post in this thread.

 

Something strange just happened, and the Restart Explorer Context Menu fixed it:

I rebooted my system, and first noticed that Edge didn't work, I got some error, like "the program associated with bla bla bla".

Then I tried the Start Menu nothing!
Win-X right click...nothing!
File Explorer... nothing!

Well, I didn't think of Ctrl alt delete at the time, and wondered how can I reboot?
Then I right clicked my desktop and saw Restart Explore, and tried it on a whim.
It worked!
Everything went back to normal.

I never had a system hiccup like this before, but if all UWP apps suddenly stop working, and the Start Menu too, give this a try.

 

That's one of Shawn's goodies. Restart Explorer Context Menu - Add in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

 

That's where we are now*Wink
I posted it here 1.) To let Shawn and others know how this, helped during a hiccup. And 2.) in case the same thing happens to someone else, Shawn and any other subscribers will know to recommend restarting FE, to try recovering, before going on to the big guns.

 

OOPS!! That's what happens when you don't read the whole thread! *Redface

 

That's ok. This morning my time, I had been reading some text from Doug, and a short time later rep'd Dino, and wrote Doug's name*Roflmao2
As you cannot change the text(be very careful what you write when repping) I had to ask Shawn to fix it.
We all get Brain Farts every once & awhile