Windows 10: app just appeared in taskbar, what can that mean?

app just appeared in taskbar, what can that mean?

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Mail & Edge won't appear along taskbar & no icons are appearing for either.

Hi Ramon

I have run the SFC and a clean boot as you suggest but the problem persists.

Another little example of the problem is I opened the Calculator app for use recently, and upon minimising it the icon did not appear on the taskbar below and so Calculator became no longer retrievable from that point.

I have now managed to pin the Mail app to the taskbar, but this was only achieved by finding an old email and opening it through Mail which was set as the default program. Mail still does not appear in the programs list.

Any further suggestions?

 

Windows apps does not appear on the taskbar

Hi Andrew,

I appreciate you for trying some steps in order to get the issue fixed.

I would request you to perform DISM command and then check if it helps.

Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM)is the tool which fixes the Windows corruption error if there are any. Follow the steps:

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  Press Windows + X.
  
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  Click on Command Prompt (Admin).
  
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  Type the command DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth and hit Enter.
  

And for the system being slow, I would request you to perform the System Maintenance troubleshooter
and check if it helps.

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    Type “Control Panel” on the search box.
    
  • 
    Click on Troubleshooting.
    
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    Click on View all option on the left side of the Windows.
    
  • 
    Click on System Maintenance option.
    
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    Click on Next and follow the onscreen instructions to troubleshoot the issue.
    
  • 
    Check if it has improved the performance.
    

Please revert if you face any issues with the apps not appearing on the taskbar.

Thank you.

 

How to make taskbar context menu appear near the selected button?

Hi

Welcome to Microsoft community.

To fix the issue where the taskbar context menu appears centered above all the taskbar buttons for the same app, instead of appearing near the selected button, you can try the following steps:

1. Right-click on the taskbar and select "Taskbar settings" from the context menu.
   
2. In the Taskbar settings window, scroll down to the "Taskbar behaviors" section.
   
3. Look for the option called "Combine taskbar buttons" and set it to "Never" or "When taskbar is full". This will prevent the taskbar buttons from being grouped together.
   
4. Close the Taskbar settings window.
   

After making these changes, when you right-click on a taskbar button, the context menu should appear near the selected button, instead of being centered above all the taskbar buttons for the same app.

Best regards

Derrick Qian | Microsoft Community Support Specialist