I would do a "find" on all files named explorer.exe or explore.exe. You may find that there's another copy somewhere on your hard drive (like in c winnt\system32 or c program files\<some other folder> ...

This post will help you if you see an Explorer.EXE blank message with a yellow exclamation mark. Some users have encountered this error after logging into Windows 11/ ...

First, you need to terminate the existing explorer.exe process. Open Task Manager Locate explorer.exe process Right-click on it and select End Task. Having done that you have three options to run ...