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Restart your Windows computer without a reboot
Some installations or settings changes require you to restart your computer. In most cases you don't need to actually reboot it, you only need to restart the explorer.exe process.
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Right click the Windows taskbar and choose Start Task Manager.
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Click the Processes tab, find explorer.exe in the Image Name and right click it then choose End Process.
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Confirm End process.
Your desktop is now probably empty and the Windows taksbar is also gone, don't worry that's normal, you will get them back in a sec.
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In the menu of Windows Task Manager New Task (Run...)
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In the Open: field enter explorer.exe and click OK.
Your desktop should be back right about now.
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