Windows Button on Task Bar not working

Question

The windows button the task bar and on the keyboard is not working

Answer 1

Hi,

I’m sorry to hear that the Windows button on both the taskbar and keyboard is not responding.

To better help you and guide you to the right solution, could you please check and confirm the following details?

May I ask if you recently installed any Windows updates, drivers, antivirus programs, or other software before the issue started?

In the meantime, please try the following steps below:

Solution 1: Restart explorer.exe

On your keyboard, press Ctrl + Shift + Esc.

Go to the Details tab.

Scroll down and find explorer.exe.

Right-click on it and select End task.

In the menu bar, click File.

Click Run new task.

Type explorer.exe and press Enter.

Solution 2: Re-register all Windows apps

1. On your keyboard, press Ctrl + Shift + Esc
2. Click on File and choose "Run new task"
3. Type: powershell. Make sure to put a check on the "Create this task with administrative privileges" box
4. Copy and paste the command below then press Enter.

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

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

Note: Please ignore any red errors and tet the process complete and then restart your PC.

Solution 3: Run SFC and DISM to fix corrupted system files.

https://support.microsoft.com/windows/using-system-file-checker-in-windows-365e0031-36b1-6031-f804-8fd86e0ef4ca

Restart your computer.

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