Windows 10: Start menu/new application does not have focus if task bar is hidden

Hi, I noticed this after installing latest update ?, that if my taskbar is hidden, 'Automatically hide the taskbar in desktop mode' option, Start menu search, i.e. press Windows key and start typing, does not work, nor does the newly started application have focus.Search starts working when I click the displayed Start menu. Note that if I open Start menu form UI, via mouse, searching works fine.It seems to me that Start menu, or the new application, doesn't receive focus automatically.Everything seems to work normally if taskbar is visible.Does anybody have the same experience?Cheers-kWindow

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Unable to access Start menu, Search bar, notification buttons on Task bar after install the Update KB3139907 on Windows 10

Hi John,

Thank you for responding.

We are glad to know that you are able to access Search bar and notification center after performing the above troubleshooting steps.

For the issues with Start menu, try the below steps.

Step 1: I suggest you to run the below PowerShell command to re-register Start menu and check if it helps.

Follow:

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  Right click on the Taskbar and select
  Task Manager from the context menu.
  
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  In the Task Manager window, click on
  File and on Run new task.
  
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  Type powershell, place a check mark on
  Create this task with administrative privileges and click Ok.
  
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  In the administrative Windows PowerShell window, carefully type the below command and hit Enter key from the keyboard.
  

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  Get-appxpackage -all *shellexperience* -packagetype bundle |% {add-appxpackage -register -disabledevelopmentmode ($_.installlocation + “\appxmetadata\appxbundlemanifest.xml”)}
  

5. Once the command execution is completed successfully, close the PowerShell window and reboot/ restart the computer.

NOTE: When you are running the PowerShell command, I recommend you to close all the apps on your system and try.

If the issue still persists,

Step 2: I suggest you to try the troubleshooting steps mentioned in the below Microsoft article and check if it helps.

Get help with the Windows 10 Start menu

Hope it helps. Kindly update the status of this issue for further assistance.

 

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Task Bar and Start Menu Problems

Hi Redical,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I understand that Start menu and task bar is not functioning as it should, and we are sorry for the inconvenience.

Please follow below steps and check if it helps.

Please refer to the thread answered by Mr. Sharath Srinivasa and follow the steps to resolve the Start Menu issue.

Start menu doesn’t appear

You may also refer to the thread answered by Mr. RavinLad and follow the steps and check if it helps:

Windows 10 10130: Start menu, task bar and settings not working

Hope these information helps, please get back to us for future support, we’ll be glad to assist you further.



Thank you.