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Windows 11 multi-monitor taskbar issue
I just upgraded from win10 Pro this morning, also installing all updates. I'm running 3 monitors on an HP Omen - 1=laptop, 2=left, 3=right. I have taskbar on for all monitors in settings. If I dis...
No taskbar can display on second display
Edition Windows 11 Home
Version 21H2
Installed on 9/3/2022
OS build 22000.918
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22000.918.0
Last night I had taskbar displayed on both monitors. This morning the second monitor no longer can display the taskbar. I have set it to all displays under personalization and Extend these displays set under System/Display.
It is broken. I can check the registry setting at Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\MMTaskBarEnabled = 1 and it just does not have any effect changing it to zero, reboot. Set it back to 1, reboot. The taskbar is just not displaying.
Edition Windows 11 Home
Version 21H2
Installed on 9/3/2022
OS build 22000.918
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22000.918.0
Last night I had taskbar displayed on both monitors. This morning the second monitor no longer can display the taskbar. I have set it to all displays under personalization and Extend these displays set under System/Display.
It is broken. I can check the registry setting at Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\MMTaskBarEnabled = 1 and it just does not have any effect changing it to zero, reboot. Set it back to 1, reboot. The taskbar is just not displaying.
1. Have you tried restoring from a slightly older restore point?
2. Also, 9/6 is (an infamous) "Patch Tuesday", so if recovery from a restore point doesn't work, try manually uninstalling anything installed since the last time it worked.
3. Another thing to try is starting up in a "clean" mode. Open msconfig and temporarily disable any services or apps that automatically start, then reboot and check operation. If that resolves it, then while it's a pain in the A$$, enable one no-MS service/app at a time until you identify the culprit.
- If your Taskbar behavior has "Automatically hide the taskbar" enabled, try disabling it and see if the taskbar shows full time on all monitors.
- I could not delete this. It was 'Overscan' enabled on the monitor and nothing at all to do with Windows 11.
