explore.exe won't close completely

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recently my win file manager (explore.exe) stopped closing down completely,
leaving itself active in task manager & thereby preventing it from being
opened again. I must open task manager & manually kill explore.exe before I
can use it again. This almost makes explore.exe useless.
Any help to restore it to original function appreciated.

thanks macbeans (e-mail address removed)
 
recently my win file manager (explore.exe) stopped closing down completely,
leaving itself active in task manager & thereby preventing it from being
opened again. I must open task manager & manually kill explore.exe before I
can use it again. This almost makes explore.exe useless.
Any help to restore it to original function appreciated.

thanks macbeans (e-mail address removed)
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Windows file manager is explorer.exe
Internet Explorer is iexplore.exe

If you're getting a message about explore.exe - that file is not a part of
Windows. The machine should be checked thoroughly for malware as there are
viruses and other malware that masquerade with that familiar name.
 
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