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Explorer.exe not launching when booting Win 8

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Everytime I boot up Windows 8 Pro x64 installed on my laptop , explorer.exe process doesn't launch automatically as it should.Thus, all I get is a black screen, and I need to manually start it on task manager (run a new task).

I've already tried the registry fix (setting "Shell" key in HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon as "explorer.exe", but the value was already "explorer.exe").What can I do in order to boot Windows 8 with explorer.exe starting as it should?Thanks in advance.

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First fix I would try is the "sfc /scannow" command in the command line. I'll see if I can come up with anything else and post back :) 

Edit: Is there another user account on that computer that you can log into? Also, have you tried booting up in Safe Mode and see if explorer launches at bootup there?

The_Prophecy said:
First fix I would try is the "sfc /scannow" command in the command line. I'll see if I can come up with anything else and post back :) 

Edit: Is there another user account on that computer that you can log into? Also, have you tried booting up in Safe Mode and see if explorer launches at bootup there?


Hey, pal, your suggestion worked!I run "sfc /scannow" as admin in cmd.exe and now Win 8 is booting normally .Thanks for the help :bounce: 
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