what is windows shell experience and why do i get a window telling me to ask for permission to use it

Question

When I log in, a window opens on my desktop with "Microsoft family features" in the heading, telling me to ask for permission to use "Windows Shell Experience". My account is the adult account in my family and there should not be any Microsoft family restrictions on my account. Why am I getting this window?

Answer 1

Windows Shell Experience Host points to the process shellexperiencehost.exe in Task Manager. The purpose of "Shell Experience Host" is to provide Universal App integration in the Windows Shell (Windows Explorer), notably the taskbar. In simple, it responsible for the running of the Universal App in Windows 10. The file ShellExperienceHost.exe is located at %SystemRoot%\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy.

If its popping up, try the following:

Open Start, type: CMD

Right click CMD

Click Run as administrator

Type in at the prompt OR Copy and Paste these one at a time : (Hit enter after each)

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Also run the System File Checker utility:

Open Start, type: CMD

Right click CMD

Click Run as administrator

At the Command Prompt, type: sfc/scannow

This will check for any integrity violations

Restart your system

Answer 2

Hi, I have the same error message, I tried your steps but it did not resolve the issue. Thanks. Peter

Answer 3

Hi, I have the same error message, I tried your steps and everything came back ok, but it did not resolve the issue. Thanks. 

Andy

Answer 4

This didn't help me either. I have also been having other issues, possibly hardware as my primary SSD drive wasn't recognized but the Blu-Ray drive was. Plugged it into that slot and it was recognized. That says at least some of the SATA on the MB are having issues. The was recognized when plugged into another machine so I know it's fine. This is likely why these scans didn't work in my case. I also had random restarts until I opened the case and left it open. When I did get windows to load, my start menu was back to default. So something is wrong and not just with my hardware. Hmmm...

Answer 5

Hi Andre, I also followed all the steps but the annoying message still pops up.

Anthony