Windows 10: how do i fix my file explorer task manager and other windows apps not working, im not able...

whenever i open my pc the windows apps do not work for the screen to work i need to press windows key and X and i am unable to reset my pc

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Blank window in File Explorer and Task Manager after installing Anniversary Update on Windows 10

Hi Lily,

Do let us know if you are able to see any error message/ error code while trying to access File Explorer and Task Manager?

[*]Let us try the below troubleshooting steps and check if it helps.
[*]
Step 1: End the Windows Explorer process and create the new one.

• Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc, under Process
  tab, search for Windows Explorer.
• Right click on it and click on End task.
• Click on File in the Task Manager
  at top left corner of the window and select Run new task.
• Type explorer.exe and click on Ok.

Step 2: Run SFC scan.

System File Checker is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files. If a
Windows Resource Protection (WRP) file is missing or is corrupted, Windows may not behave as expected.

Follow the below steps:

• 
  Right click on the Start button, click on
  Command Prompt (Admin).
  
• 
  Type “sfc /scannow” without the quotes and hit
  Enter.
  
• 
  After the scan, restart the computer and check for the issue.
  

Step 3: Run Memory Diagnostic Tool.

Follow the below steps:

• Press Windows key and type
  Memory Diagnostic.
• Select Windows Memory Diagnostics
  and click on Restart now and check for problems.
• Follow the on-screen instructions.

Hope it helps. Kindly update the status of accessing File Explorer and Task Manager for further assistance.

Thank you.

 

No restart button in task manager

another easy way to kill tasks, download and install Winaero Tweaker(free) and theres a setting to add a Kill non responding tasks using the desktop right click menu. When you place your cursor on the desktop anywhere and right click the option is at the top of the list, Very handy and you dont have to go through all those steps and well Winaero Tweaker has alot of cool Windows tweaks. Just posting a different suggestion, Im sure your ok with what was suggested here.

 

*SOLVED*Where can I get Task Manager for Windows? NOT process Explorer.

Hello and Happy New Year,

I have run win 7 64B since it's release, and as long as i can remember have had Task Manager replaced with "process Explorer" , but now that I am Trying to get accustomed with Windows 10 I am having a problem. I Used to be able to just go into msconfig and edit My start-up item's, but in Windows 10, it points You to the task manager....well since I upgraded from Win 7 it kept the Process explorer version, which Doesnt seem to have support for editing start up items/programs. So i came to the conclusion that I need to re-install the original task manager, but I haven't been able to find it. Can someone point Me where to go, or possibly how to re-enable it , IF it is indeed still on My PC?

Thanks in advance for any relevant information.

I trid to find a thread already in existence on this topic, but all TM threads I kept coming up with where necro's..

Regards