# Restart the Windows Explorer process function RestartExplorer { Write-Host "> Attempting to restart the Windows Explorer process to apply all changes..." if ($script:Params.ContainsKey("Sysprep") -or $script:Params.ContainsKey("User") -or $script:Params.ContainsKey("NoRestartExplorer")) { Write-Host "Explorer process restart was skipped, please manually reboot your PC to apply all changes" -ForegroundColor Yellow return } foreach ($paramKey in $script:Params.Keys) { if ($script:Features.ContainsKey($paramKey) -and $script:Features[$paramKey].RequiresReboot -eq $true) { $feature = $script:Features[$paramKey] Write-Host "Warning: '$($feature.Action)' requires a reboot to take full effect" -ForegroundColor Yellow } } # Only restart if the powershell process matches the OS architecture. # Restarting explorer from a 32bit PowerShell window will fail on a 64bit OS if ([Environment]::Is64BitProcess -eq [Environment]::Is64BitOperatingSystem) { Write-Host "Restarting the Windows Explorer process... (This may cause your screen to flicker)" Stop-Process -processName: Explorer -Force } else { Write-Host "Unable to restart Windows Explorer process, please manually reboot your PC to apply all changes" -ForegroundColor Yellow } }