Windows 10: My taskbar is broken and almost every window feature is not working

Discus and support My taskbar is broken and almost every window feature is not working in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Can't access cortana, search bark. notifications, windows button, settings or anything besides microsoft edge and some non microsoft appsI literally... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by Steve Jake, Jul 3, 2022.

  1. My taskbar is broken and almost every window feature is not working


    Can't access cortana, search bark. notifications, windows button, settings or anything besides microsoft edge and some non microsoft appsI literally can not access anything and has been happening for days. Already tried resetting taskbar, restarting the pc.

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    Steve Jake, Jul 3, 2022
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    MDJ Win User

    Windows 10 problem with duplicated icons in taskbar, broken Jump Lists


    Hello,


    I‘ve been recently having a problem with duplicated items in taskbar and broken Jump Lists. I‘m now using Windows 10 but this problem occurred in Windows 8.1 too but then it somehow fixed itself. Some programs that I pin to taskbar have a tendency to duplicate themselves when clicked on. For now, I‘ve noticed this behaviour only in Skype and Spotify but it‘s still very annoying since duplicate icons take valuable taskbar space and even more—make Jump Lists of those programs broken, meaning that you can still see tasks program developers provided but after you click them nothing happens.


    I‘ve tried loads of times pinning, repinning, deleting whole User Pinned folder from %appdata%/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/Quick Launch, clearing Jump List folders manually and automatically with Command Prompt commands as suggested here with no luck. The only thing I did achieve was when I pinned Skype to taskbar in my other user account, then copied the newly created shortcut from Use Pinned folder to my User Pinned folder—this made Skype Jump Lists working but duplicate icon in taskbar remained.


    I‘ve recently found a tutorial which may force taskbar to use only one icon per app but I can‘t check this right now as 7+ Taskbar Tweaker isn‘t yet officially available for Windows 10 users.


    Thank you for taking your time and reading my message, any suggestions would be appreciated,





    P. S. I don‘t know if this is related but I can‘t pin any Control Panel item to Quick Access whilst I can pin folders. Interesting side of this is that pinned Control Panel items appear in File Explorer's Jump List but after clicked I get a message that item is unavailable and that it might have been moved, renamed or removed.
     
  3. windows 10: windows icon, search windows, and calendar not working

    Hi Sean,

    A possible reason for this issue is a broken start menu and taskbar notification icons. It is sometimes due to updates. We suggest resetting the Taskbar.

    To reset the task bar please follow these steps:

    • Press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC key to open Task Manager.
    • On the Processes tab, look for Windows Explorer.
    • Right-click Windows Explorer, then click Restart.
    • Wait for File Explorer to restart and see if Taskbar starts working again.

    Let us know if this procedure works for you.
     
    Robert Caw, Jul 3, 2022
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  4. My taskbar is broken and almost every window feature is not working

    Broken Acrobat X Taskbar Icon

    Right-click on your start button and select "Programs and Features". then from the displayed list select Adobe Acrobat Reader, then click change in the bar above the list. You should now see this:


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    Select Repair and click Next and follow the instructions.
     
    Alan Russell, Jul 3, 2022
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