You definitely need to keep explorer.exe. Windows can not run without it. As stated before, what exactly is the error message you are receiving? It sounds like you may have a sub-process that has become corrupted.
Thank you.
Do I delete explorer.exe
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My internet provider webroot stated that my PC has explorer.exe and it is a leak. How do I delete explorer.exe? Is this a virus?
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
2020-07-14T19:26:54+00:00 Hi Revelation1211
Explorer.exe is a legitimate process and is the main process in Windows 10 that provides a vies of what is happening on your PC (Desktop, File Explorer . . everything Windows basically)
What exactly is Webroot reporting with regards to Explorer and is the Explorer.exe that Webroot reporting located in your C:\Windows folder?
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Anonymous
2020-07-14T22:29:51+00:00 Thank you
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Anonymous
2020-07-14T19:48:45+00:00 You definitely need to keep explorer.exe. Windows can not run without it. As stated before, what exactly is the error message you are receiving? It sounds like you may have a sub-process that has become corrupted.
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