Windows 10: Windows 10 Taskbar Not Loading on Startup

Title is self-explanatory. I have Windows installed on a M.2 SSD and every time I start my PC, all the applications on the taskbar never load up. I have to literally click on the taskbar once, and then the page will refresh and all the apps will show up. I have done everything from:

• reinstalling Windows
• restoring to a point where it never happened before
• updating all my drivers
• even switched GPUs in the time span that this has been happening

This also happens on my girlfriend's new PC I built for her, the taskbar never loads up until it is clicked. Is it because the SSD is too fast on bootup, that Windows doesn't load fast enough?

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Can't get GPU-Z to start with Windows 8.1 startup

I'm not sure how to do that. Could you list the steps for a noob?

 

Windows Defender won't load at startup of Windows 10

Thank you all for the reminder on the McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool (MCPR.exe)!

I ran the removal tool 3 times, and rebooted my system between each run. But Windows Defender still is not loading at startup. I have it pinned to my taskbar and have to manually load it still.

Could it be that I have the program pinned to my taskbar? I have all the settings: turned on, inside Windows Defender, so could it mean that I need to reinstall Windows Defender? If so, what are the correct steps to reinstalling Windows Defender?

I ran Windows Update again too, and it says that everything's current on my system.

Anymore suggestions or help would be appreciated greatly because this is really driving me insane!

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.