Windows 10: Can't open settings window app. The Sprocket Icon appears in Task Bar but will not open and...

I cannot get to the settings page to view options or make changes. i.e display. Regardless of the path I choose to open the Settings window, it only appears sprocket icon on the task bar but it will not display open on screen. Therefore, I am unable to choose any option nor make changes to setting.


I have a similar issue with opening Adobe, where it would show as open on the taskbar but would not allow me to access the application on screen. I have run updates to see if it fixes but no luck. What is causing this and how can I fix it so that I can open display the application ?


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Task bar icon missing and setting not opening

I have problem in that the task bar icon are missing and setting don't open on windows 10

 

windows icon in task bar won't open and my action center icon wont open on Windows.

Hi,

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community.

We understand how you feel about the situation. We're sorry for the trouble.

In Windows 10 EDGE is the primary browser, you can also use the Internet explorer.

To pin internet explorer to taskbar follow the steps.

Open Microsoft Edge

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  Click on this icon “…” at the right corner of the Edge at the top.
  
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  Select open Internet Explorer.
  
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  Right Click on Internet Explorer in taskbar bar.
  
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  Click on Pin this program from taskbar.
  

For windows icon issue please follow the steps.

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  Right click on taskbar and Select task manager
  
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  Find windows Explorer right click on it.
  
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  Click on End task don’t close the
  task manager, please stay on that page.
  
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  Click on file and select
  Run new task
  
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  Type “explorer.exe”
  
  
  

Hope this helps in resolving the issue. If issue persists, do get back to us. We will be happy to assist you.

 

Windows 10 dual monitor: Taskbar icons open app dpd on screen

I have two monitors connected to my graphics card, let us call them Lefty and Righty.
Righty is my main monitor. The BIOS messages appear there during startup, and when I start an application, it opens on Righty by default.
I put several application icons on Righty's taskbar, to open these applications with less mouse clicks: Edge, Crome, Evernote etc.

What puzzles me is how the icons on the taskbar behave when the application is already started.

What I do, what happens, and what I am confused about:

Let us assume that I opened both Edge and Chrome, and I minimized both applications.
Now I click on the taskbar icon of Edge or Chrome.
- If the application window was on Righty, before minimizing the window, the existing application with all browser tabs and the exact state (cursor, open tab, scroll position) is opened on Righty. This is no surprise to me - I expected this.

But:
- If the application window was on Lefty, before minimizing the window, clicking on the task bar icon opens a new, empty application window. (Empty in the sense that the browser state is the same as if I had told the icon: open a new instance of the browser.)

I have not found a way to re-open the already existing browser window, unless I go through the task list:

1. Open task list.
2. Locate the browser's task.
3. Left-click on the ">" sign left of the task's name. The instance (?) of the task appears below the task name.
4. Right-click the task's instance that appeared.
5. Choose "Switch to".

This will open the existing instance of the browser on Lefty.
But it takes four actions more than I would be happy with.

My question is:
How can I change the task bar settings (or other settings), so that clicking on an application icon on the task bar opens the already existing, minimized application instance on Lefty, if (before minimizing tge application window) the application window was positioned on Lefty?

I am sorry about the long-winded question. This is something I tried to find a solution for via Google, but without any success. Thanks a lot for any hints or solutions!