Windows 10: Taskbar frozen, icons gone

Discus and support Taskbar frozen, icons gone in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; PC, is Acer swift When I started my PC this morning, it would not show any icons on the desktop. Furthermore, the taskbar has frozen. I cannot click... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by Sarahindbk, Nov 17, 2020.

  1. Taskbar frozen, icons gone


    PC, is Acer swift

    When I started my PC this morning, it would not show any icons on the desktop. Furthermore, the taskbar has frozen. I cannot click anywhere on the taskbar, because I'll get a pop up thats says the application doesnt respond, but it might if I wait and I have the option to finish the proces or cancel. When I cancel it just loads with a cloudy screen on my desktop. When I finish it is back to scratch where I cannot do anything.

    Ive tried rebooting the pc, but for the last hour, the windows 10 wouldnt acces the login screen. It just kept giving the screen with the clock, and whenever I clicked anywhere, the clock diseappeared and nothing further happened. The logon bar did not show. I tried every step to access the safe mode, but nothing worked. If I made the reboot 3 times when the logo appeared nothing happened. If I held the shift key while pushing the reboot button in the lower right corner, the pc just froze, nothing happened. If I pushed the power button, and pressing the shift key, the pc turned of, but would not start again when I held down the shift key. When I released the shift key, it would turn on. In the ned, the logon bar appeared by itself, but only with password and not pin code as a usually use, and with my old profile picture. So now im on the desktop with no icons and frozen taskbar. Therefore I hope there is a solution without rebooting the pc, cause im worried I wont get to the desktop screen again.

    :)
     
    Sarahindbk, Nov 17, 2020
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  2. Yaqub K Win User

    System Icons on taskbar

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting on Microsoft Communities.

    Are you referring to the clock system icon on the taskbar?

    If so, I suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below:


    • Click on the search bar on the taskbar.

    • Type system icons.

    • Under Turn System Icons ON or OFF, turn On the Clock and check with the issue.

    Hope it helps.
     
    Yaqub K, Nov 17, 2020
    #2
  3. Rose Cal Win User
    Blank icon on taskbar windows 10

    Hi Jirad,

    Corrupted system files or application may be one of the possible causes why some icons in your Taskbar is missing. To efficiently assist you, kindly answer the following questions:

    • Have you made any recent changes prior to this issue?
    • Does this happen only with the 3 apps you've mention or with other application also?
    • Are you getting any error messages when you tried to click those apps with missing icons in your Taskbar?

    Meanwhile, we suggest that you follow the steps shared by Guru Khan G on this
    thread on how to troubleshoot missing Taskbar icons. This will also help you
    scan for corruption and restore corrupted files/Windows corruptions error.

    Let us know if you need further assistance.
     
    Rose Cal, Nov 17, 2020
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  4. Mark Ole Win User

    Taskbar frozen, icons gone

    Taskbar icons

    Hi,

    To address your concern, follow the steps below on how to show hidden icons on the taskbar.

    • Open Settings, and click on the Personalization
      icon.
    • Click on Taskbar on the left side, and click on the
      Select which icons appear on the taskbar
      link under the Notification area section on the right.
    • Turn on Always show all icons in the notification area at the top

    Let us know how it goes.
     
    Mark Ole, Nov 17, 2020
    #4
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