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JacobBrown
Aug 15, 2025Iron Contributor
The computer was working fine in the afternoon, but the taskbar was not working in the evening.
The taskbar disappeared, and an error message popped up when I clicked on the application. After 20 minutes, the taskbar reappeared, but I couldn't open any folders. Then, after a few minutes, the ta...
Muray
Oct 21, 2025Brass Contributor
That sounds like a Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) crash or restart loop, which often causes the taskbar and Start menu to disappear. Try pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc → Task Manager → File → Run new task → type explorer.exe to restart it — if it keeps happening, run sfc /scannow and DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth to repair corrupted system files.