Explorer.exe System call failed is one of the problems Windows niggles that can make your system almost useless. Before the error message has appeared on the screen, the icons disappear and when you click on the Start button, the “Explorer.exe System call failed” error is flashed.
Explorer.exe System call failed
There are quite a few solutions to get rid of this issue so ensure you follow the rest of the guide in order to do so.
How to solve explorer.exe error system call failed issue
Method 1. Restart Explorer.exe process
Restarting Explorer.exe process can solve the problem immediately if the original issue was caused by a small bug which can often occur if your Windows PC has been running for a long time now. The easiest method to do so is by using Task Manager.
Note: All of the icons from your desktop and the taskbar are going to disappear.
Step 1. Open Task Manager by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Del key combination.
Step 2. Click on More details, go to the Details tab, scroll down and find Explorer.exe. Right-click it and click End Task.
Step 3. Click Yes on the message displaying “WARNING: Terminating a process can cause undesired results including loss of data and system instability…” if you agree.
Step 4. Next, click on File and select Run new task. When the New Task windows pop up, type “explorer.exe”. Click OK.
Step 5. Finally, restart your PC and check to see if the same problem happens with Explorer.exe.
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Method 2. Disable Some Startup Items
There are certain services and processes which occur as soon as you turn Windows on and these processes may be causing these issues. A highly successful solution of detecting which component is causing these issues is the one displayed below which will say you which application is causing the error.
Step 1. Press Windows Key + R then put msconfig in the Run dialog box. Click OK.
Step 2. Go to the Boot tab and untick “Safe Boot” option (if ticked).
Step 3. Switch to the General tab, tick the option “Selective startup“, and then untick the option “Load startup items” checkbox.
Step 4. Navigate the Services tab, tick the “Hide all Microsoft services” checkbox, then click “Disable all“.
Step 5. Go to the Startup tab, click “Open Task Manager“. When the Task Manager window pops up, go to the Startup tab, right-click on each startup item which is enabled and click “Disable“.
Step 6. Click OK and then click Restart.
If the problem still persists, you should move on to other ones.
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Method 3. Internet Explorer Bugs
It occurs that Internet Explorer can also cause these types of errors, especially if you are running an older version of both Internet Explorer and Windows. Make sure you exit any open instances of Internet Explorer before checking if the error is solved:
Step 1. Open the Task Manager.
Step 2. Click on More details in order to expand the Task Manager , and find all entries of the Internet Explorer processes (iexplorer.exe on older versions of Windows), right-click on them and select the End Task option.
Step 3. Check to see if the error is solved after exiting Internet Explorer.
Hope something helps you.
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