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Task bar disappeared on my computer in Windows 11

Anonymous
2022-09-25T22:31:14+00:00

The task bar disappeared on my computer.

There is no "Start" button. There is a bar on the bottom of the screen, but there is only an arrow on the far right.

When I click on the arrow, it shows only a few icons, for example the "OneDrive" cloud icon.

What do I do to fix it? Any help would be appreciated

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Windows for home | Windows 11 | Install and upgrade

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  1. John DeV 161.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2022-09-25T23:02:21+00:00

    Hello Ken,

    Good day! I'm John Dev a Windows user like you and I'll be happy to assist you today. I know this has been difficult for you, Rest assured, I'm going to do my best to help you. When was the last time it worked properly?

    Please try the following methods below.

    **Restart Windows Explorer

    Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.

    Select the Processes tab.

    Scroll down and look for Windows Explorer

    Right click then select Restart.

    **Please try to run SFC and DISM to check for any system errors and corrupted files.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/402652...

    After that, restart your computer

    Note: You can open command prompt by doing this,

    Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open Task Manager then click File

    Select "Run new task" then type: cmd

    Make sure to put a check mark on the "Create this task with administrative privileges" box

    Continue with the commands within the link above.

    **Repair all Windows apps via PowerShell

    Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open Task Manager then click File

    Select "Run new task" then type: powershell

    Make sure to put a check mark on the "Create this task with administrative privileges" box

    Copy and paste the command below one at a time then press Enter. Please ignore the red errors and let the process complete.

    Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost | foreach {Add-AppxPackage -register "$($_. InstallLocation)\appxmanifest.xml" -DisableDevelopmentMode}

    Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_. InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

    Restart your computer

    Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.

    Kind regards,

    John DeV

    Independent Advisor

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    Anonymous
    2022-11-09T11:38:19+00:00

    I had the same issue occur today, restarting windows explorer worked for me.

    Thanks John

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