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gtaaaa
Brass Contributor
Nov 24, 2025

Windows 11 Taskbar becomes unclickable randomly??????

Hey folks!! lately my Windows 11 taskbar will just freeze up out of nowhere. I can see it, but clicking on the Start button, notifications, or any of the icons does nothing. The only thing that fixes it temporarily is restarting Windows Explorer from the Task Manager, but it's a hassle to keep doing that. Is this a known bug with a recent update, and is there a permanent fix on the way?

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  • jonscardenas's avatar
    jonscardenas
    Copper Contributor

    Over the last week I have been experiencing similar issues with the task bar. Seems to lock up every time I click  it. Usually it reloads and starts working, but after doing other things on my PC for a bit, then going back to click something else on the taskbar, it will lock up again. I dont remember updating anything prior to this starting but I may have not noticed an auto update. I ended up installing the latest drivers for my motherboard and what not and it seemed to fix things up until yesterday. Now the issue is back and sometimes the taskbar wont reload. Even on a fresh restart, this issue will happen very early on.