Windows 10: Start Bar stops working Randomly after leaving games on my Monitor

I have 2 Monitors ( sort of ) I have a 40" Samsung HD 1080p TV as my main Monitor using an HDMI hook up to run. I also have a 24 inch ACER monitor as my secondary using the first DVI hook up on my main GTX 660. When I leave a video game or Alt-Tab out of one my Start bar will stop responding. In short I use the Hide the Start bar option, so when I go to the bottom of the screen on my Samsung the bar will not pop up. However it will still be on my ACER.

Now I typically keep my Acer off as I don't use it often, but it's REALLY annoying because the only way to get the bar back is to reboot my system. I can still get the start menu to open by hitting the windows button on my keyboard which is strange. Plus when I lose the start bar I lose access to the Icons window, Volume control panel, Internet connection Icon, notification icon and the clock / calendar.

I am using the setting to show the start bar on all monitors. I just don't know what's wrong, I can work around it as needed but I'd rather not have to.

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Maxzimize Button Missing in Microsoft Games in Version 1511

I recently installed the Windows 10 update to Version 1511. Now the maximize button is no longer in the title bar of Microsoft games such as Sudoku.

I have two monitors & want to be able to move the game to the 2nd monitor, leaving my primary monitor free for other applications. However, the games are stuck maximized & I cannot move them off of the primary monitor.

How can I move them to the secondary monitor.

-- Ray

 

Sound randomly stops working in Windows 10 / Also Start bar stops working.

Randomly my sound stops. I switch my default device to my headphones and it works, but eventually that randomly stops too. When I try to test the audio, it says it cannot because they are being used by another device.

Additionally, my start bar doesn't work sometimes. I can hover over things and select from their menus, but clicking on icons like my notification icon, the search bar or the start button do nothing.

Please feel free to ask me any additional information you might need to help me figure this issue out. Thanks.

 

You should be able to hit Ctrl-Alt-Del, kill explorer.exe from Task Manager, then restart it (also using TM). Games like Grand Theft Auto V frequently mess up my Taskbar, this has usually worked, no reboot necessary.

Edit: Oops, forgot to check the date OP posted this, my bad!