Windows 10: Task bar problem

Hi, Today I was unable to access anything from the task bar. There is only the "^" arrow for the hidden icons such as Security and Bluetooth and the OneDrive icon. The clock and calendar are gone as well. Literally nothing happens when I right-click on the taskbar. I'm able to access Edge and Recycle Bin from my desktop, but that's it. I'm unable to access Settings/Control Panel using the shortcut and unable to restart as admin because there isn't anything to right click on to change the user to admin. I tried opening task manager and resetting Windows Explorer nothing happened and I was una

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Cannot modify Task Bar settings

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern and will be happy to assist you.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if the issue persists.

• Right click on the Task Bar.
• Uncheck the option " Lock the Taskbar."

Hope this helps.

 

problem with task bar

Hi Syed,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to refer the below steps and check if that helps.

• Open the Task manager. Here’s a tip: Press CTRL+Shift+ESC.
• Click File > Run New Task
• Make sure you have a check mark beside “Create this task with administrative privileges”
  
• Type CMD
• Type the following 4 commands at the CMD prompt:
  
  dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
  
  sfc /scannow
  
  powershell
  
  Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like "*SystemApps*"} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
  
• Close the CMD window

Let us know if this helps.

 

Task Bar Problems

Hi Tracy,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

We understand that you are facing multiple problems on your Windows 10 system. We’ll certainly help you with this.

Which Windows update caused the Start menu to stop working? Please let us know the KB number of the Windows update.

To find the KB number of the Windows update please follow the steps below:

1. Press Windows + I key.

2. From the window select Update & Security.

3. Click on Windows Update.

4. Click on Advanced Options.

5. Click View your update history.

To fix the issue related to Task bar, I would suggest you to terminate explorer.exe
and then restart it.

1. Press and hold Ctrl + Alt + Delete and open Task manager.

2. Search Windows Explorer and right click on it.

3. Click on end task. Now, the screen will go blank.

4. Click on File and select Run new task.

5. Type explorer.exe and click OK.

To fix the issue related to Internet connections, refer the following link and try the suggestions provided by one of the
Community user, jtelliott94 on March 25, 2015.

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Hope this will help you. If the issue persist, please post back with the required information. We’ll be glad to assist you further.

Thank you.