How to Fix Windows 10 Taskbar not working

Microsoft has already released new Windows 10 Operating system for users and also released Windows 10 Anniversary update to fix major Windows 10 issues and bugs. After installing the new Windows 10 update, many users have reported that Windows 10 taskbar is not working or not opened. Some users have also posted in Reddit that My taskbar isn’t working after Windows 10 upgrade or unable to open taskbar or Windows 10 taskbar autohides, etc. We all know that new Windows 10 Creators Update brings lots of new features and security changes. Also, the new Windows 10 update fixes some minor bugs. As we mentioned earlier, Windows 10 has given a new makeover to the taskbar. The new taskbar comes with the search bar, which functions with Cortana and timeline. It comes with all new icons.

Fix Windows 10 Taskbar not working

Windows 10 upgrade was rolled out in July 2015, as it had been launched, it was really a significant upgrade in the background of Microsoft Windows. This Windows upgrade changed everything from UI into how Windows 10 operating system functions. The new Windows 10 Anniversary update brings a lot of improvements but after installing the update, users have started facing some issues. The problem varies from one user to another. Microsoft is keep rolling new Windows updates a day to day fixes major Windows 10 issues.

So many users are asking that how to identify Taskbar not working issue. So the simple answer is, check if you can click on Taskbar or not. Or also try to hide and unhide it. If not, the first reboot your computer and then see if you still see Taskbar not working. Now there are mainly two working solutions to fix Windows 10 Taskbar not working. Here is a step by step guide to fix the issue.

Method 1: Restart Windows Explorer

Windows Explorer is the main service in the Windows operating system. When Windows starts, Windows Explorer automatically starts. Windows 10 Taskbar not working is a very serious issue and there are so many problems that will lead to Taskbar not working.

Step 1: Press Windows button + R to open the Run window. Now Enter taskmgr > Press Enter.

This will open Task Manager.

Step 2: In the Task Manager, go to the Processes section. Search for Windows Explorer.

Select it and Right click on it. Then Restart.

Step 3: This will kill all the process of Windows Explorer and restart again.

Also, Restart your computer after this process.

This should fix the Windows 10 Taskbar not working issue.

Method 2: Re-register Taskbar

Step 1: To Re-register Taskbar in Windows 10, you will need to use Powershell. To open Powershell, Press Windows key. Type “Powershell”.

Step 2: Right-click on Windows Powershell (App) > select Run as administrator. Select Yes in the UAC Window.

Step 3: Copy the following command and paste it into Powershell window.

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

Step 4: Now go to Explorer and navigate to the following location: C:/Users/name/AppData/Local/.

Note: Replace the name with your username and unhide all the files.

Step 5: Find the folder TileDataLayer > and Delete the folder.

If you cannot see the folder then press Windows + R for the Run dialog box and type services.msc > Enter to open the Services Manager.

Find Tile Data model server service and stop it. Now delete the folder again.

Hope this will this issue. Thanks for reading this article.