Windows 10: TASK BAR AND START MENU BUTTON NOT WORKING

Don't know what I did, but a few weeks ago:


1 task bar buttons nonresponsive

2 windows start icon nonresponsive

3 start to work and some programs have been closed, i.e. Quickbooks

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Windows 10 Start button, task bar menu and swipe does not work

Dear Arun B J,

Thank you for taking the time to respond to my query. But unfortunately this has not helped. Let me give you some more information on this.

I had tried all the remedies that you can find when you type in "Windows 10 start button is not working' in bing or google... ie. powershell.. safe boot etc.. non of them worked and then I wrote to the window community.

I have tried all the steps you have told me to do, but it has not helped me as the start button still does not work. also the window store icon and mail icon in the task bar is also invisible and only when I put the cursor on those it only shows the name
i.e store or Mail. They are also not working when click them.

I am really in trouble as I can not use the start button as I should be able to.

PLEASE HELP... When would Microsoft have an remedy for this....

Thanks

Partha

 

Windows 10 Start button, task bar menu and swipe does not work

Hi,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.



I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps.

Step1: End Task the Windows Explorer.

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  Open task manager (CRTL+SHIFT+ESC)
  
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  Right-click on windows explorer
  
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  End task (Note: don’t close Task manager)
  
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  Click on File > Run new task
  
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  Type explorer.exe and press enter
  
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  Your search bar should be functional again.
  

Step 2: If Start button is not working then I suggest you to check for the latest updates.

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  Press Windows logo key +R, enter
  MS-settings: and then press OK. This opens Settings.
  
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  In Settings, go to Update & security >
  Windows Update, and then select Check for updates. Install any available updates and restart your PC if required.
  

Step 3: Some problems can be fixed by signing out of your account and then signing back in. Press Ctrl + Alt+ Delete and select
Sign out. Once you’ve signed out, sign back in to your account.

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help.

 

task bar, start menu and Cortona not working

Easiest way to fix: RIght click on menu task button at screen corner, click "file explorer", right click your drive, click "properties", click 'previous versions', then select most recent folder version listed before last update. Continue with restore
steps and it should restart when done. Menu task button should work as well as other functions without affecting anything else.