Windows 10: Help! Icons stay minimized and nothing runs after update to windows 10

Discus and support Help! Icons stay minimized and nothing runs after update to windows 10 in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; My trusty old desktop running windows 7 updated to windows 10 on its on. It worked fine for all of one day. And during an update (i think) because it... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by spinminn, May 29, 2016.

  1. SPINMINN
    spinminn Win User

    Help! Icons stay minimized and nothing runs after update to windows 10


    My trusty old desktop running windows 7 updated to windows 10 on its on. It worked fine for all of one day. And during an update (i think) because it turned itself off, the icons stopped working. I cannot get anything to maximize-which essentially means i cannot run anything. The only thing that will come on is the search bar-and I can type into this-but that's it. I cannot run task manager-will show up as an icon, but I can't click on anything. Cannot run settings, file explorer, any browsers. Just nothing. I'm really upset about this because this was my reliable work horse and now its ruined. Please someone help.
    Thanks

    :)
     
    spinminn, May 29, 2016
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  2. RSTARCHER
    RStarcher Win User

    Apps stay minimized in Windows 10

    I installed Windows 10 a month or so ago. After I had used it this morning with no problems, I returned to find that all the apps are minimized and will not maximize or restore. I have tried shutting down and restarting. Once an app is opened, the icon
    shows on the task bar, but will not maximize. Hovering over icon shows the that the app is open and running. I can't even open the settings or control panel, they run minimized. Help!
     
    RStarcher, May 29, 2016
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  3. EMKAY1001
    Emkay1001 Win User
    Windows Defender icon stays on taskbar after Windows Defender is run

    Hello,

    Nothing serious but just for the sake of reporting:

    By default on Windows 10 the Windows Defender icon is not present on the taskbar. And that is fine. However, if you start Windows Defender - or to be precise you open Windows Defender window (for example to perform a quick scan) then the icon on the taskbar
    appears and stays there. It stays even after you close the Windows Defender window. That is because the MSASCui.exe process does not terminate when the Windows Defender window is closed.

    Nothing serious - just inconsistent user experience behavior.

    I've already run sfc /scannow and App troubleshooter. My Windows 10 install is from few weeks ago - an upgrade from Windows 8.1.
     
    Emkay1001, May 29, 2016
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  4. VBJP
    VBJP Win User

    Help! Icons stay minimized and nothing runs after update to windows 10

    No matter how trusty PC is you should make regular backups, to be prepared for inevitable hardware failures, faulty updates etc.
    I would recommend doing clean windows 10 install, it solves most problems that people are having with upgrades. For most systems upgrade to 10 experience is smooth but there is always failures.
    Also I would recommend to update your system specs or write specs of your PC in your post it may help to troubleshoot hardware incompatibility.
     
    VBJP, May 29, 2016
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  5. SPINMINN
    spinminn Win User
    Not helpful VBJP
     
    spinminn, May 29, 2016
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  6. BOBKN
    bobkn Win User
    bobkn, Apr 5, 2018
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