Windows 10: Taskbar Items Not Working?

Hello all,
By Task Bar items I mean; Start button, Cortana search, speaker icon, Network icon, Date/time. When I click on the badge(?) nothing happens. The apps like File Explorer, Chrome open with no problem.
If i Right click Start button and click Search then nothing happens.Just had a trojan which I cleared with the help of this site.
All the above were working fine even while I had the Trojan.The problem occurred after I downloaded Adwcleaner and I updated my Malwarebytes (Free) from ver 2.2x to ver 3.2.2.x.

I have uninstalled Malwarebytes, but the problem persists.

Can anyone advise on what I should to rectify this?

PS just noticed my windows PC updated yesterday; same day as this problem. i'm on 15063.726.

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Jumplists for Taskbar items

Where do we now specify the size of the jumplists for taskbar items? It used to be in the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties and after a scan through Settings, I couldn't find anything (or my eyes are letting me down).

 

Items on Taskbar not visible

Hi Louis,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

Did you make any changed prior to the issue? Isn’t right click on the program and pin it to taskbar not helping?

I would suggest you to set the computer in a clean boot state and check if it helps. Setting the system in a clean boot state will help to identify if any third party applications/drivers or startup items are causing the issue.

Refer the article and check if it helps.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929135



Note: After clean boot troubleshooting steps, follow the section
"How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot" in the provided link to return your computer to Normal startup mode.

If not, please reply with the details and updated status of the issue. We will be happy to assist you accordingly.

Thank you.

 

Press the Win key+X and choose Command Prompt (Admin) here type SFC /scannow and press enter. This should replace any missing system files.

 

Thanks Spunk. Already tried that. Just to be sure just did it again. No integrity violations found.

As I mentioned I had a windows update at the same time the problem presented. Should I do I System Restore?

Any other ideas?

 

I have also noticed this problem last couple of days. Start button sporadically does not not work and clicking on pinned apps take longer for them to open.

What is frustrating is that this is a fresh install of Windows 10 Pro literally a few days old.

 

Reset Notification Area Icons in Windows 10 Performance Maintenance Tutorials

 

Ok I have solved my problem. Here's what I did;

• I used a system image from a couple of days ago. This returned the task bar to fully operational status.
• Then I ran the same programmes as before ie Adwcleaner, followed by Malwarebytes free version. Taskbar is still operational.
• The only difference is I did not upgrade to Ver 3 of Malwarebytes. So my best guess is this is the culprit.