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Ethanmaul
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Mar 26, 2022

No taskbar and screen flickering to black on build 22581

I am currently running build 22581.ni_release.220318-1623 Currently have no taskbar The screen goes black every 20 seconds and resets file Explorer if I have that open and closes it. The loading i...
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Ahmaado
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Mar 27, 2022
Same here, hope they fix it asap, cant get any work done or attend emails, cant access settings and the only 2ay I can even shut down is when I force shutdown
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    bohao
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    Mar 29, 2022
    alt + f4
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    Ethanmaul
    Copper Contributor
    Mar 27, 2022

    I have my taskbar back but I'm still unable to use some icons and use the minimise resize and close buttons on tabs and some desktop icons. GPU usage is really high but at least it's usable. I notice it comes from the file Explorer in task manager but doesn't affect games. 

    What I did was reverted to the very last save before the corrupted update,

    I did as follows

    1. Control alt delete

    2. Hold in shift and press restart PC

    be careful after this stage! Much potential to mess up PC but my PC was doing some things before so

    3. Play around until you find something along the lines of uninstall updates, it has a cog as the icon

    4. Then uninstall the updates starting with the top one then down.

    My PC is in at least usable state for games again. Make sure you don't do anything to wipe your whole PC. worked for me

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      Linux475
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      Jul 09, 2023

      Ethanmaul ty bro it worked, you saved me from a HEART ATTACK

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        LitWoken
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        Sep 05, 2024

        I just ran into this issue with a new Win11 pro HP mini.  It upgraded Windows during the setup process and I configured and install a bunch of stuff afterwards and it seemed to work fine under the initial local admin account.  Once I created a new local admin account I experienced the flickering privacy setup upon login, then after getting past that the 'no start menu / taskbar' issue appeared.

         

        I tried everything and was just about to RESET the OS when I noticed the 'fix problems using Windows update' option.  That allowed me to perform a repair install of 23H2 thru windows update.  After that, I made sure to update any available windows updates after a restart.  After another restart, I created my second local admin account and the issue is gone!

         

        This did NOT impact the apps I have installed so I am ecstatic!  hope this helps.  cheers,

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