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Windows 11 Dev build Missing Taskbar
This has been happening the last month or so. Whenever I turn on my pc the taskbar does not show, I do not have access to the start menu, Windows Update, Windows Defender or my display settings. Im only running one monitor and I get the message "This file does not have an app associated with it for performing this action..." Im at a loss of what to do. I've been searching and only found one other person with the same issue as me and no fix mentioned. I've killed explorer.exe and restarted it and that sometimes fixes it.
I'm currently on the latest dev build of win 11 and all of my drivers are up to date.
My PC specs:
MSI Tomahawk MAX
Ryzen 3600
EVGA RTX 3080 FTW 3 Ultra
Triden z 16gb
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
- now who are updated to newer build all have the same problem
we have to wait for solution from microsoft
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- Just happen to me today any fixes or just something we are gonna have to wait out?
- Merk's method worked for me until I broke down and decided to to a soft reset (Keep all files, no programs).
Press CTRL + Shift + ESC to open task manager, then find explorer.exe and restart it. That was working for me 98% if the time, but I had to do it after every restart, so I just reset the PC and now it is working great. I remember similar (And much worse) problems when I upgraded from Windows 8.1 to the first Windows 10 release. Microsoft can never get a smooth OS transition right.
On the bright side, looking through the installed programs list I made with GeekUninstaller prior to the reset, I really needed a good wipe anyway. So much crap was on there I haven't used in years lol.- ill just reinstall windows 11 and i hope that works cuz half on my apps are broken
- I'm having this same issue with the latest dev build. I've noticed none of the Windows 11 UI is accessible, only the Windows 10 UI that 11 builds on top of. For example, the Windows 10 right-click menu on the desktop or in windows explorer. Usually the new Windows 11 right-click appears first, with a option labeled something like "See more" to access the Windows 10 version.
To fix, I usually have to keep restarting until the taskbar actually loads, but I'll dig to task manager to try restating explorer.exe like you did. I tried setting up a new user, and it looks like the new user does not experience the same problem at all. Hopefully this info helps in your own troubleshooting.
