Windows 10 Task Bar

Discussion in 'Software' started by Killerwoody, Aug 17, 2015.

  1. Killerwoody

    Killerwoody Private E-2

    My task bar doesn't work properly nor does the start button work at all. I can right click use but not left click. I've tried all the fixes through that company called MICROSOFT but yea didn't fix it. Has anyone else had this problem and a way I can fix it?
     
  2. Maxwell

    Maxwell Folgers

    Yes, I had this exact problem in Windows 10. This is as a result of a corrupt profile or the use of incompatible apps following an upgrade from Windows 8. You can attempt to re-register the apps that make up the Start Menu to attempt to restore this, but I had no joy with that: for details see - http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...-working/744e95fd-a83d-47ff-83ce-57b636bfcd5a. You could also create another account - i didn't try this. What I did in the end is to reset Windows 10, which worked, for details see http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...tings-in/3b3d93f7-ebb1-49b5-bee3-d02dc52f6469. The reset however means that you need to reinstall applications. What I found in the end is that a Start Menu application in Windows 8 (among other applications) didn't upgrade too well and incompatible applications needed to be uninstalled before the upgrade. Beware that resetting Windows 10 means you cannot go back to a previous Windows - unless you've made a full backup beforehand.
     
  3. Killerwoody

    Killerwoody Private E-2

    When I run Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"} through the powershell I get nothing better errors... I don't want to reinstall Win10 I got to much stuff I'm working on.
     
  4. Maxwell

    Maxwell Folgers

    You expect to see some errors when using the Powershell command as an administrator since not all the apps in the inventory had been installed.

    Before you make further changes, take a backup of your hard-drive: http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=27238

    However, if the Powershell command did not resolve the Start button/task bar problem, then you could try to create another account via the Control Panel on right-click of the Start button. If the new account's Start Menu works then the original account's profile had issues or software that wasn't compatible.

    Two possible routes:

    1. Go backwards then forwards again: reverse the upgrade, remove incompatible apps (to prevent or minimise profile corruption) and attempt the upgrade again.
    2. Go forwards by resetting or repairing the Windows 10 install. You won't lose the data just the registry or configuration settings of any installed apps. You will need to reinstall the apps - you will know what apps to install as the Windows 10 upgrade creates a list of apps in a webpage file on your desktop.
     

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