After naming the file and specifying the file type, click Save. The file will then be saved as a script file that you can use or activate to restart explorer.exe on your Windows 11 computer.

If File Explorer isn't responding on your Windows machine, it can lead to headaches. Here are some solutions that might resolve the issue.

If File Explorer keeps restarting on your Windows 11/10 PC, modify the BannerStore registry key, disable suspicious shell extensions, run antivirus, etc.

Fix #3: Restart File Explorer process in Task manager If the File-Explorer-won’t-open issue continues, you can try to see what happens if you restart its process instance in the Task Manager.

This will cause any open copies of File Explorer to close. The Windows Explorer process will restart and you can immediately open File Explorer to see if the problem has been resolved.