Wondering why your Windows 11 desktop keeps vanishing? It's because of this nasty bug.

A bug in Windows 11 is crashing Explorer.exe, which could make your desktop UI disappear, including the taskbar.

Hi all,<BR>This issue has been frustrating me because it is intermittent, though it does seem to happen more often on certain systems.<BR><BR>The basic problem is after the login prompt explorer.exe ...

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 ...

If you’re faced with this issue, you can try our recommended solutions below in no particular order and see if that helps to resolve the Explorer.exe – Fail Fast ...

Well, I'm sad to say that nothing has worked.<BR><BR>I've replaced shdocvw.dll and explorer.exe and still the same problem exists.<BR><BR>I tried searching the registry for unusually long entries as ...

Windows 11’s optional KB5074105 update fixes the missing password icon bug linked to August 29, 2025’s KB5064081 and delivers 32 improvements.