Process: Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer)
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Explorer.EXE - General Information
Name:
Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer)
Publisher
Microsoft Corporation
Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Default location:
%windir%\Explorer.EXE
Explorer.EXE - Description and Recommendation
windows explorer: always has been one of the worse components to the Windows operating system. Some people suggest diabling it altogether in favor of Google Desktop or some other browser that indexes files on the various drives. However, I have no first hand knowledge of this and I am curious if any dysfunctionality might occur if I disable windows explorer
Explorer.EXE - Uninstall Techniques