The desktop does not load. What to do?

If you do not have a desktop, it means that the process explorer.exe failed. Running this process will return the desktop to its place, but after that you will need to understand the reasons for the "disappearance" of the desktop and eliminate them.

So, in order execute the process explorer.exe, you need to call the Windows Task Manager. This is done with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Alt + Delete (Ctrl + Shift + Escape for Windows 7). When the task manager opens, on the File menu, click New Task (Run ...). In the window that opens, you will need to enter explorer.exe and click on the OK button. You can not enter the command manually, but use the Browse button, go to the WINDOWS folder on drive C, select the explorer.exe file, click the Open button, and then click the OK button.

These actions will return all icons and panelsthe desktop to the site, but will not eliminate the reason why the desktop does not load, and the problem will be repeated every time the operating system boots. How to deal with the problem once and for all?

The most likely reason that you do not want to boot the desktop is virus in the system. So first you need to scan the systemusing antivirus (preferably in addition to already installed antivirus and take advantage of one or more free tools to remove viruses - if the antivirus has already missed the virus into the system, he can not see him). But sometimes even after removing all the viruses, the desktop still does not load. In this case, we will have to resort to editing the Windows registry.

To run Registry Editor, you need to click on the Start button and select the Run option (you can just use the Win + R shortcut). In the window that opens, enter the regedit command and press the OK button or the Enter key.

In the Registry Editor, you need to check availability of the following keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsNTC currentVersionImage File Execution Optionsexplorer.exe

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsNTC currentVersionImage File Execution Optionsiexplorer.exe

If they are, they should be remove (right click on the key - option of the context menu Delete, or select the key with the left click and press the Delete button).

You also need to check the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsNTC currentVersionWinlogon

It needs find the Shell parameter and set it to explorer.exe. To do this, click on the right parameterclick the mouse and select the context menu item Edit or double-click on the parameter with the left button. In the Value field, enter explorer.exe and press the OK button or the Enter key. All changes to the registry will take effect only after the computer restarts.

If you are afraid to climb into the registry, you can try to restore the desktop by using the free AVZ utility. Download the utility from the official sitedeveloper, unpack the archive and run the utility. On the File menu, click System Restore. In the window that opens, check the box 5 (Restore desktop settings), 9 (Delete debuggers and system processes) and 16 (Restore the Explorer startup key). Click the Run checked operations button. As in the previous case, you will need to restart the computer.

Sometimes helps copying the explorer.exe file from another computer in the WINDOWS folder on the drive where you installed the system (usually it's drive C). You need to replace the old one with the new one and restart the computer.

If you do not have a desktop download, do not panic. In most cases, the manipulations described in this article help restore normal desktop loading.