Windows 10: Task manager frequently becoming unclickable

I have a custom Ryzen desktop with dual monitors, and I use my larger monitor for main purposes and the smaller for things like the task manager, so I can monitor how things are running.


Frequently, while I am playing a game, I'll notice that the task manager has become unclickable. It's not "unresponsive", per se, but when I go to click on any part of the window it'll go through to the window underneath, or desktop, and make the manager disappear. It's quite annoying and the only way to resolve it is to quit the task manager through the taskbar and start another instance.


I've gone through various standard system checks, and no issues have come up yet.


I don't think it's related, but I've also come across an issue where many windows store app (even the store app itself) icons are just missing, and in the task manager they show as a gap with a blue line underneath.


My Rig:


Ryzen 2700x

Crosshair Hero VI motherboard

Samsung 960 Evo NVMe C drive

RX480 video card

32 Gb of Corsair Vengeance LED 3200mhz memory (running far slower, though)


Been running this build for about a year and a half now (albeit with an upgraded CPU), and this problem has been around for a few months now.


Cheers!

:)

 

task manager???

Double click the edge of the task manager *Wink

 

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I purchased a new computer with Windows 10 already installed. I am trying to add an exec to the startup list but Win10 will not accept it. The exec runs successfully on my Windows 10 machine if I start it manually.

Steps I've taken: Task Manager, Startup Tab, File>Run New Task. (browse to location, select.) It will start immediately, but does not show up on the list to autostart, nor does it start on reboot.

Any suggestions?

 

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step 1 worked a dream. Had earlier tried everything suggested in these forums. nothing had worked to solve the problem. The media creation tool as suggested in step 1 did the trick. - it took several hours, but worth it.

ps. original complaint - non responding - and task manager - blank or useless.