AutoRestartShell And Windows

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Windows Desktop Shell (Explorer.exe) may stop unexpectedly due to some reasons. If it stops unexpectedly then the shell must be restarted. The Windows XP and later operating systems leverages a registry entry which enables system to restart the Explorer.exe shell automatically.

  • KEY Name: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon
  • Entry Name: AutoRestartShell
  • Type: REG_DWORD
  • Value: 1 (1=enabled, 0=disabled)

The default value of this is 1=enabled.

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Nirmal Sharma is a MCSEx3, MCITP and was awarded the Microsoft MVP award in Directory Services and Windows Networking. He specializes in Microsoft Azure, Office 365, Directory Services, Failover Clusters, Hyper-V, PowerShell Scripting and System Center products. Nirmal has been involved with Microsoft Technologies since 1994. In his spare time, he likes to help others and share some of his knowledge by writing tips and articles on various sites.

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