After the removal of recovery of Windows Trojan, now unable to see the files on the Start Menu

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  Explorer (explorer.exe) is the program that is the start menu and taskbar, windows folder and the office (which is a folder window).

   

  To see if a fix is available

  In Control Panel (and select Classic discovered in the left pane) select reports on the problems and Solutions (problem of type in the START search box), go to historical problem, right-click of your error and choose check for the Solution.

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  Close the browser and start a command prompt

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  • Click Start. Ctrl + Shift + Right-click on an empty spot (just above the power of buttons is one place) then Exit Explorer.
  • Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete then Task Manager.
  • Control all processes to explore are closed. On the process tab select explore and right-click and choose end process, repeat if more of an Explorer in the list.

  Then to restart the Explorer after trying all of the following

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  • In the Task Manager, click the file menu and then click new task (run) and enter explorer

   

  If you cannot start the Explorer at all

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  • Under the processes tab, click Show processes from all users to elevate to administrator
  • In the Task Manager, click the file menu and then click new task (run) and type cmd
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  A boot is a way to explore

  It can be caused by a shell extension.

  Explorer (explorer.exe) is the program that is the start menu and taskbar, windows folder and the office (which is a folder window).

  The Explorer is built on addin programs called Extensions of Shell. The standard is provided by Microsoft, but programs add their own.

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  e:\$recycle Rd. BIN/s/q

   
   
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  This will create a new empty by user and common desktop computer. This will allow to test if a file on your desktop to start the Explorer.
   
  Close the Explorer like above and then type at the command prompt (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).
   

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  To restore default after having tested if begins to explore.
   

  Set ExpFix1 = % user

   

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  You will need to disconnect then.
   
   

  New entry missing folder

   

  If the above does not help.

   

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  Click Start - All Programs - Accessories - right on command prompt and choose run as administrator. Type Regedit menu and file - import , import the NewFolder.reg.

    

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