1.) Enforce the closing, or restart of the programs in Windows 8 / 8.1!
Press the Windows 8 keyboard shortcut (combination) [Windows+Shift+ESC] to see the Windows 8 Task Manager.
In Windows (8/8.1) Task Manager, click on "more details" (... see Image-1 Arrow-1) to see all the programs and information in the Task Manager!
Then you can see all the programs in the W8 task manager (... see Image-2).
To restart a program, please click the right mouse button on the appropriate program! In this example it is the MS-Explorer! You can "Restart" the program (... see Image-2 Arrow-2) , or close e.g. kill the program with the option "End Task" (... see Image-2 Arrow-2)!
(Image-1) Task-Manager-In Windows-8 and 8.1
(Image-2) Close or kill hangout programs, i.e. MS Explorer in Windows 8 and 8.1!
2.) Negative effects when you restart the MS-Explorer!
If you re-start the MS Explorer, the following can happen:
1. When there are copied or moved files, the copy process is interrupted, this has to be repeated! In very several cases it can cause lost of data, but rather very rarely case.
2. The desktop icon arrangement is lost and the desktop icons to be rearranged.
Here the tool ... DesktopOK can help you.
PS: Optionally you can also use Q-Dir as a file manager. If this hangout, or smeared, he need to get closed (killed) and not the MS-Explorer!
3.) Why is that so in the MS Explorer in Win-8/8.1
The MS Explorer is not only responsible for file management, but also for many other things!
But usually it happens, when indexing the files and when reading the file information, such as Dimension of images, the length of the video, etc.
Heres the solution to define the IE 10 or Internet Explorer 11 as the default browser in Windows 8, 8.1 and Windows 10 CONTENT: 1. Use and define IE 10/11
You can quite easily find and start the MS paint in Windows 8,8.1 or Windows 10 Please press the keys [Windows Logo+R], then simply enter the command mspaint
The solution to find and start programs in Windows 8.1 and 8 Content: 1. Find and start programs in Windows 8 2. Find and open programs / APPs in Windows
