Windows 10 Taskbar Not Working {Solved}

Windows 10 came with plenty of additional features which brings functionality as well as minor bugs. The same case is with Windows 10 taskbar; Windows included plenty of additional features in our old friendly taskbar, Microsoft has to know that with more functionality, comes minor bugs! And with that, after the big windows 10-anniversary update, people were having issues and reported that some features of Windows 10 taskbar not working as expected to be

What’s New In Windows 10 Taskbar?

As we discussed earlier, windows have given an entirely new makeover to the taskbar with the initial launch of Windows 10 in 2015. The biggest change was ready to search bar, which works fluently with Cortana integration. Along with that Microsoft added a task view icon, which allows the user to view the opened tabs quickly. It brings the whole multiple desktop thing features to windows.

Fix “Windows 10 Taskbar Not Working” with command prompt

So for some reason, some icons are missing, and you’re not able to add them back either. Then what you will do? Well, its pretty simple and straightforward to reset and fix all such issues. Just follow these steps :

1. Open quick link menu via pressing windows key + x key at the same time.
2. launch the command prompt (don’t forget to run as admin).
3. Copy paste this code and press enter.
   • DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
4. Viola! Your taskbar has been reset now quickly restart your pc and enjoy!

Facing Unclickable icon issues in windows 10?

Many users reported that some icons are not clickable in windows 10 after some minor updates. Fortunately, this can also be fixed very quickly. Follow steps carefully!

1. Press windows key + R and search PowerShell.
2. Open Windows PowerShell.
3. Copy paste this code and press enter.
   • Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
4. Then restart your pc and everything will be working again.
5. Note: This method will remove all apps, including the Windows Store, from your system.

Autohide not working?

Some users are facing this issue where the auto-hide feature of windows 10 suddenly stops working. Force closing can fix this and restarting windows explorer app.

1. open task manager via ctrl + shift + Esc key combination.
2. go to the “processes” tab.
3. select “windows explorer” and click Restart.

Update Your Drivers to fix Windows 10 Taskbar Not Working

This advice pretty much solved every minor problem as far as windows-pc users are concerned. The old and not updated drivers can cause a problem and bring non-invited bugs because the driver doesn’t allow or support the Windows 10 features. For example:- graphics, sound, wifi, Bluetooth, etc. need driver updated time to time. But there are also chances that windows 10 is manipulating with your already installed drivers! So we recommend you to disable automatic window driver updates in command prompt or settings app.

Not Solving? Create a New Account

If you tried everything else and still stuck with the issue of windows 10 taskbar not working then, a simple account reset might help you. It is observed that creating a new user account is like a herbal medicine for the error or bugs issues, once a new account is made, you can sit back and relax as that problem won’t knock your door again.

Steps to create a new user account on windows 10

1. open the settings tab ( you can also open settings by pressing windows +I)
2. go to accounts > family and other accounts.
3. select option “add someone else to this pc”
4. choose “I don’t have this person’s information”
5. choose “add a user without Microsoft account”
6. press apply or click ok and done!

Conclusion

hopefully, we have covered all major problems, and if you still have Windows 10 Taskbar Not Working issue, then comment below, and we will help you to fix the same. And share this article on your social media accounts.