Windows 10: my task bar and explorer stopped working

i have a windows 10 pc and i sometimes get this weird problem where the taskbar stops workingother things stop working too, like the home menu, alt- and win tabbing, aswell as opening task manager per the ctrl alt delete menuthe task bar is half way responsive, as i can switch between the already open apps, but right clicking it outright freezes it, making it unusable.the windows key does nothing and ctrl shift esc has never worked for me to bring up the task manager.something interesting i noticed after starting up minecraft was that the game didnt show up in the task bar, though discord rich

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File explorer in task bar stopped working.

Hi,



Thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

I will certainly help you to resolve the issue.

Please answer these queries, mentioned below:

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  Do you receive any error code/message?
  
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  Is there are any update pending or failed to install?
  

If the file explorer in task bar is
not responding, follow these steps, mentioned below and check, if it helps:

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  Press Windows + X keys on the keyboard, select
  Command prompt (admin).
  
• 
  Enter the below commands one by one and hit
  Enter key.
  
  PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
  
  

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  It will open the PowerShell window.
  
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  Now enter the below command and hit
  Enter key.
  
  Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like "*SystemApps*"} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
  

Please feel free to contact us, if you face any issues with Windows.

Thank you.

 

Task Bar File Explorer shortcuts stopped working after Windows 11 update

I installed the 22H2 update on 22nd September 2022 and my File Explorer in the Task Bar stopped working correctly.

When I right-click the File Explorer icon, a list opens that shows pinned and recent items. None of them work anymore with a left-click, except the This PC shortcut. Nothing happens upon clicking them. The whole list just disappears. They only open if I right-click on them and click Open, which is tedious.

 

Search Bar in explorer and task bar not working

Hi,

The Search Bar in explorer and task bar not working, I've tried every possible solution I could find online and nothing works, any suggestions?

Even after the latest update on 15/07/20 the issue was still not resolved, I have been having this issue on and off after updates have been installed.

Any help would be greatly appreciated as I use the search bar a lot in my job.