[Info] how to cleanly stop explorer.exe

[kimmchii]

this is quite useful:

If you want to cleanly shutdown Explorer without having it automatically restart: Start->Shutdown->CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+Cancel.

[Carol Haynes]

Why is it useful? What is wrong with stopping it from the Task Manager ?

[kimmchii]

it's a proper way of exiting explorer.exe, if you stop it it from the Task Manager, eventho the taskbar is gone, the taskbar area will not be occupied.