Prevent Windows Explorer from starting
I am planning on creating a second account on my computer for use only with a specific program, and I do not want explorer to start when I log in to that account. I know that I could write a program to close explorer.exe then set it to run on startup, but I would like it native and not third-party. Also, I only want this on one user account, not my main one. Thanks for the help in advanceLets flip a coin. Heads, I win. Tails, you lose. Makes perfect sense.
July 24th, 2010 5:36pm

<Dr. Octogonopus> wrote in message news:b44f3310-774d-48a4-ad8f-3ec54a7c08b9@communitybridge.codeplex.com... I am planning on creating a second account on my computer for use only with a specific program, and I do not want explorer to start when I log in to that account. I know that I could write a program to close explorer.exe then set it to run on startup, but I would like it native and not third-party. Also, I only want this on one user account, not my main one. I have to ask, what are you trying to do? There's not much (if anything) that you'll be able to access without Explorer. SC Tom
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July 24th, 2010 7:02pm

I have a virtual machine I would like to run instead of explorer, It uses alot of my computer's memory, so instead of having to close all these programs every time I launch the VM I thought it would be easier to simply create another account that loads the VM when you log in. I can also control what programs start up with that account, to use the least ram, but explorer is the only one that I can't figure out how to keep from starting up.Lets flip a coin. Heads, I win. Tails, you lose. Makes perfect sense.
July 24th, 2010 7:12pm

Thanks for the explanation. I was curious about that. Try this post: http://www.computerforum.com/87973-stop-explorer-exe-starting.html There's a link about halfway down that first page to a program that may do what you want. SC Tom
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July 24th, 2010 7:44pm

Hi Dr. Octogonopus, Check if this helps: First, make a batch file by the steps below: 1. Go to Start, type notepad in the Start Search box and then press ENTER. 2. Copy the following commands into the opened Notepad: @echo off taskkill /f /im explorer.exe 3. Click File, Save As… 4. Type the file name as killexplorer.bat and then save it to the C:\ drive. Once the .bat file is created, create a Task Schedule by the steps below: 1. Go to Start, type task scheduler in the Start Search box and then press ENTER. 2. In Task Scheduler, click Action, and then click Create Task… 3. On the General tab, type a Name for this task, such as Kill Explorer.exe. 4. Click Change User or Group… button to select the user to run the task. 5. Select "Run only when user is logged on". 6. On Triggers tab, click New… button. 7. Pull down the "Begin the task" menu, and then click At log on. 8. Select Specific user. 9. Click Change User… button if this is not the user you would like to run the task. 10. Click OK. 11. On Actions tab, click New… button. 12. Click Browse… button and then locate the killexplorer.bat bat file we saved in C:\ drive. 13. Click OK. 14. Click OK. Log off and then log on the user to test the result. For more information about Task Scheduler, please refer to the following articles: Automate tasks with Task Scheduler Task Scheduler Overview Hope this helps. Regards, Linda Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
July 26th, 2010 12:41pm

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