Windows 10: Taskbar issues and start menu fail

So my pc recently started having issues. The windows task bar is completely unresponsive, I can’t access the start menu and settings (even through sound control options), I can’t press the desktop button, all the windows key shortcuts don’t work, and for some reason I can’t type for files in file explorer as well as everything I download ranging from drivers to pdfs just says “error try again”. What do I do? I’ve looked it up but every step from restarting windows explorer to /sfc scannow doesn’t change anything.

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Taskbar hides and shows itself after opening start menu.

Steps:

1. Using HDMI for a second monitor.
2. Open start menu using the icon.
3. Close start menu using the icon.
4. Click anywhere other than the task bars. (e.g. an open window, the desktop, even the first monitor's desktop)
   
5. Taskbar on second monitor slides down to be hidden.
6. Taskbar then immediately slides up to reappear.

If after closing the start menu (step 3), you click on the taskbar, then click outside the taskbar, this behavior does not occur.

Performing the steps on the main monitor's taskbar does not produce this behavior.

This has been happening for as long as I can remember using this laptop (~3years), with different nVidia drivers and Windows 10 updates.

 

Unsatble Taskbar and start menu in the update of June

Hi,

I appreciate if you could answer few questions to narrow down to the issue.

• 
  Did you receive any error message?
  
• 
  Did you install any third party security application?
  
• 
  Which is the current build installed on the computer?
  

This issue may arise due to the corruptions in Windows components. We will assist you to resolve the issue.

As an initial troubleshooting step, I suggest you to refer to the article provided below which helps in troubleshooting the issues with the Task bar and Start menu.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/get-help-windows-start-menu

Hope the information helps in resolving the issue related to the Taskbar. Please do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist you.

Thank you.

 

Issues with start menu and taskbar

Hi Jay,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I understand the inconvenience caused to you. I will be glad to assist you for the issue.



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



You may find a fix for the issue by checking for Windows Updates. To do this without the Start menu:

• 
  Tap or click the Internet Explorer icon.
  
• 
  Type http://update.microsoft.com into the address
  bar and hit Enter.
  
• 
  If you are prompted to run a control, click
  Yes.
  

This should bring up the Check for Updates window.
Install updates.

If no update is available, or the available updates don’t resolve the issue, reboot the device. The Start menu should come back. To reboot without using the Start menu:

• Hold down the Windows key and press L to Lock the device. Swipe up or press Enter to get the log in screen. Use the Power icon on the log in screen to restart the computer.
  
  OR

• Hold down the Windows key and press R to get a Command Prompt. At the prompt, type
  shutdown –r to reboot the device.

You may be able to correct this by re-registering the package. Run a Powershell script using the following steps:

• 
  Press Ctrl+Alt+Del. Select
  Task Manager.
  
• From the File menu, select
  Run new task.

Type powershell, put a check mark next to
Create this task with administrative privileges and tap or click
OK.

Paste or type the following at the
Powershell prompt, and hit Enter:

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

If none of these solutions are working, please check that your User Account Controls are set to the default recommended settings. You can find this control by going to
Settings and searching for “User Account Control”. Once the control page opens, set it to “Notify me only when apps try to make changes to my computer” and click
OK.

Also, make sure you’re using an administrator account, and that you are not on a child, guest or standard user account when attempting these solution steps. To check this, go to
Settings > Accounts >Other user accounts. This will list all the active users and whether they have administrator privileges. If you’re current account is not an administrator account, you’ll need to sign
out and then sign into one of the existing administrator accounts listed. From there, go back to this page, click the entry for the account you were using, click
Edit, and then switch the account to Administrator.



Try the above suggestion and let us know if it helps. For further assistance feel free to post your queries in Microsoft forums. We will be glad to assist you.

Thank You.