Not able see anything on RDB screen after ending an explorer.exe task

Question

I accidentally ended an explorer.exe task for a Windows Server 2008 R2 on the remote desktop connection. After that I can't see anything on RDP.

How do I restore again to get back all the icons on desktop and Task Manager? No keys are working like Alt+Ctrl+Delete or Shift+Ctrl+Esc for RDP. Please help me to resolve this problem.

Answer 1

Perform the following to restart explorer.exe.

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+End to bring up the Windows Security dialog.
2. Click "Start Task Manager"
3. Click File, New Task (Run...)
4. Type explore.exe in the box.
5. Click OK