diff --git a/base/shell/explorer-new/explorer.c b/base/shell/explorer-new/explorer.c
index 4ee65b0996a..bd103740e6c 100644
--- a/base/shell/explorer-new/explorer.c
+++ b/base/shell/explorer-new/explorer.c
@@ -407,6 +407,12 @@ _tWinMain(IN HINSTANCE hInstance,
     InitCommonControls();
     OleInitialize(NULL);
 
+    /*
+     * Set our shutdown parameters: we want to shutdown the very last,
+     * but before any TaskMgr instance (which has a shutdown level of 1).
+     */
+    SetProcessShutdownParameters(2, 0);
+
     ProcessStartupItems();
 
     if (GetShellWindow() == NULL)