Windows 10: Windows 11 task bar problem

Hi , so i recently updated to windows 11 and it has been quite buggy mess...the right bottom pop up menu is not working. i used to be able to select wifi,bluetooth,night light etc. it was working fine few days ago now it suddenly stopped !. I got latest windows updates as well.Now i have to search these settings in search to get access. Night light is grayed out i can't turn it on.Above is the image of what i'm talking about.

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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.

 

Task Bar Problems

Hi Tracy,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

We understand that you are facing multiple problems on your Windows 10 system. We’ll certainly help you with this.

Which Windows update caused the Start menu to stop working? Please let us know the KB number of the Windows update.

To find the KB number of the Windows update please follow the steps below:

1. Press Windows + I key.

2. From the window select Update & Security.

3. Click on Windows Update.

4. Click on Advanced Options.

5. Click View your update history.

To fix the issue related to Task bar, I would suggest you to terminate explorer.exe
and then restart it.

1. Press and hold Ctrl + Alt + Delete and open Task manager.

2. Search Windows Explorer and right click on it.

3. Click on end task. Now, the screen will go blank.

4. Click on File and select Run new task.

5. Type explorer.exe and click OK.

To fix the issue related to Internet connections, refer the following link and try the suggestions provided by one of the
Community user, jtelliott94 on March 25, 2015.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...ccording/5f54e033-9d49-4de0-bf23-576653641b20

Hope this will help you. If the issue persist, please post back with the required information. We’ll be glad to assist you further.

Thank you.

 

Windows 10 Defender - How to make it default to task bar?

Using Windows 10 and currently I am using Defender for anti virus. For whatever reason Windows Defender does not show up in the task bar unless I search for the program or right click and scan a file/folder. Is there a way to force Defender to show up in the task bar at start up?