Reload Registry Without Reboot

Contributor Icon Contributed by davak Date Icon September 13, 2003  
Tag Icon Tagged: Windows

See changes to registry without requiring a complete reboot


1. Press CTRL-ALT-DELETE to bring up the Windows task list.
2. Select Explorer and click on End Task
3. When the Shutdown screen is shown, click Cancel
4. After a few seconds an error message will show. Click on End Task.

Then Windows will reload explorer and any new registry settings.

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  • NObody
    FROM THE COMMAND PROMPT
    TO STOP explorer
    taskkill /F /IM explorer.exe
    TO START explorer
    explorer
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