Windows 10: Unresponsive Task Bar After Reset Of A SurfacePro

Hello,


I’ve been having trouble with my battery on my Surface Pro 4 and I read somewhere in the community that doing a system reset (I kept all my personal files, all apps were deleted) would help.

Once I restarted it, I booted up my computer again and now I cant access the taskbar. When I click on the windows icon nothing comes up, same with everything else on the taskbar.


I’ve tried:

- Using Powershell to type in some code such as Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}


- Doing a full on reset, removing everything and reinstalling windows, however the recovery key website thingy isn’t working either. It says (access denied)

:)

 

Cannot modify Task Bar settings

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern and will be happy to assist you.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if the issue persists.

• Right click on the Task Bar.
• Uncheck the option " Lock the Taskbar."

Hope this helps.

 

START BUTTON / TASK BAR UNRESPONSIVE

Just updated to build 10586 and now START BUTTON / TASK-BAR ARE OFTEN UNRESPONSIVE, also icons on Task-bar and Notification Area sometimes do not display. Might have to revert to build 10240 if a fix is not distributed soon.

Checked Windows feedback and others are experiencing the same issue.

Just Wondering if this is being experienced by members of the Microsoft Community and if there is any solution?

Thanks,

Ron

 

Windows task bar and start icon unresponsive after recent update? How to rectify?

Hello Marius,

As you are unable to access search bar. I would suggest you to suggest you to perform clean boot following the steps given below and check if that helps.

• Press Windows key + X key. And select Run.

2. Type msconfig in the Run box and hit Enter.

3. On the Services tab of the
System Configuration dialog box, tap or click to select the
Hide all Microsoft services check box, and then tap or click Disable all.

4. On the Startup tab of the
System Configuration dialog box, tap or click Open Task Manager.

5. On the Startup tab in Task Manager, for each startup item, select the item and then click
Disable.

6. Close Task Manager.

7. On the Startup tab of the
System Configuration dialog box, tap or click OK, and then restart the computer.

Note: After clean boot troubleshooting step, 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.

Please reply us back after performing the steps. We would be happy to assist you further on the issue.