Windows 10: Taskbar messed up, really big and apps everywhere. How to fix/reset

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Windows 10 Taskbar is not working and "fixes" don't fix it.

Hi Carole,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community and being a part of Windows 10.

I understand your concern about accessing Taskbar on Windows 10. We will help you with resolving the issue.

Provide us the additional information to understand the issue and assist you better:

• What exactly happens when you press Alt+Tab keys from the keyboard to switch between the apps?
• Have you made any changes to the operating system prior to this issue?
• What are the troubleshooting steps you have tried to resolve the issue?

As you said Taskbar is not working, and you will minimize all the opened apps to access the one you wish to from Taskbar. Be clear with how exactly you are trying to accessing the apps from Taskbar.

Step 1: I suggest you to check if you have enabled the Auto-hide option for Taskbar, if so try to disable and check if it helps.

Steps to enable auto-hide Taskbar:

• Right click in the empty space on the Taskbar, click on
  Properties,
• Under Taskbar tab, uncheck the Auto-hide the Taskbar option, click on
  Apply and Ok.

Step 2: I suggest you to install all the pending updates on your device.

• Connect to the internet.
• Press Windows key and type
  updates.
• Click on Check for updates.
• Under Windows Updates, click on
  Check for updates.
• Try to install the updates being shown.

Hope it helps. Get back to us with an updated status of this issue and brief description for further assistance.

 

fall creators update / icons and apps missing / big mess!!

Hello, yesterday my lap (dell Inspiron 7000 Series Intel Core i5) was automatically updated to
W10fall creators edition...and it is now a big big big mess...icons missing, apps malfunctioning (outlook doesn't check for new email on its own, for instance; I have to go to send and receive everything)... as many people, I use this computer
for work and I cannot have the luxury to have this tool off for several hours to try to solve an issue created by MS. What are the chances that this can be solved swiftly? all suggestions on online forums go through complex repair actions to "go back to your
previous version until this is fixed" Is any update on this issue?

Thanks!

[Moved from: Windows / Windows 10 / Performance & system failures]

 

Taskbar icons have changed - why? How do I fix them?

Hi Macabre,

Thank you for being part of the Windows 10.

I appreciate you for providing details about the issue and we are happy to help you.

I suggest you to Unpin and Repin the apps to the Taskbar.

Follow the below steps to Unpin and Repin the apps:

• Right click on the app form the Taskbar and select Unpin this program from the taskbar
  option.
• Click on the Start icon.
• Right click on the app which you want to pin to the Taskbar and select
  Pin to Taskbar option.

Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.

Thank you.