my computer is slow lately so was told to look at the processes being used in task mananger. one of which is explorer.exe (very active in the memory dept.) i havn't started it and its not in startup so why is it there running and can i just say 'end process' to stop it?
2007-03-29 08:08:30 · 11 answers · asked by peter b 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
I don't know technically why but I know that it's not the interent explorer like it sounds like. It's just one of many program the computer needs in order to run. So don't end that task!
2007-03-29 08:11:56 · answer #1 · answered by broadwaystar418 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You always have explorer running. explorer.exe is not the same as iexplore.exe, which is the Internet Explorer. explorer.exe is a process that Windows uses to control all types of things. If you end process on it, it will probably start back up automatically. General, you want to leave that process alone. It is one of the most important ones on your system.
2007-03-29 15:13:04 · answer #2 · answered by piratey 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is simply Microsoft Windows run itself. It is the only program that Windows cannot run without.
Be on the lookout for programs with similar names or ones not in the C:\Windows folder, as these could be viruses. But explorer.exe belongs in your task manager.
2007-03-29 15:14:18 · answer #3 · answered by goyanks193 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your getting mistaken.
explorer.exe is not Internet Explorer. Its a windows engine which keeps your programs running, the task bar at the bottom there, and is the hear of the windows system. End the process and see what happens.
2007-03-29 15:12:19 · answer #4 · answered by Marv 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
explorer.exe : This is the user shell, which we see as the familiar taskbar, desktop, and so on.
By the way, you can change the user shell if you don't like using explorer.exe
iexplore.exe however is the internet explorer
2007-03-29 15:17:27 · answer #5 · answered by Martin L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everyone has explorer.exe because thats the program thats running the system take it off and your system will restart nothing you can do about it its on every computer
2007-03-29 15:12:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Explorer exe is the program that selects and opens the files needed for the computer to work. Shut it down and you will have to restart your computer to make it operate again.
Its normal.
2007-03-29 15:19:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well explorer.exe is what you see when you do everything if you close it all you see is your wallpaper.
2007-03-29 15:26:10 · answer #8 · answered by sbraidley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because its part of the OS, microsoft in trying to force everyone to using IE added it as part of the windows OS, I use firefox as my web browser and I too have it running and its why you cannot "uninstall it"
sorry
dougc
2007-03-29 15:15:55 · answer #9 · answered by Dougc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
exeplorer.exe is Windows itself but don't worry I wont tell anyboby
2007-03-29 15:11:56 · answer #10 · answered by zippo091 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋