Well, technically the Desktop and its icons belong to Explorer, which has to be running. So not too silly. That being said, I'm not sure how many people actuall

Well, technically the Desktop and its icons belong to Explorer, which has to be running. So not too silly. That being said, I'm not sure how many people actually know that the task bar, desktop and improved Alt+Tab experience with previews is part of Explorer; not just the very visible windows that show a folder.