Restart explorer.exe remotely
Use Powershell Stop-Process and Invoke-Command to restart explorer
Sat, 05 Jan 2019
Powershell remoting can be such a time saver when attempting to simplify easy tasks in windows. I had one of my users call me to fix a frozen taskbar. If I wasn’t using powershell I would have had to start up LogMeIn, log into the users computer, open task manager and then restart explorer. Powershell lets me turn that process into a one line command.
All you need to do is open up powershell and run this command.
Invoke-Command COMPUTERNAME -command{Stop-Process -ProcessName Explorer}
This command is ran on the computer listed in the computername section. It does not require admin previledges, meaning anyone with access to the comptuer can execute the command. Explorer restarts instantly when it is stopped by powershell.
