Taskbar Unresponsive, Not Loading, Frozen or Not Working in Windows 11/10 FIX

Taskbar Unresponsive, Not Loading, Frozen or Not Working in Windows 11/10

According to users, one way to deal with an unresponsive Taskbar is to restart File Explorer. Your Taskbar and Start Menu are related to File Explorer, and by restarting its process, you’ll also restart your Taskbar.

Once File Explorer restarts, check if the problem is still there. Keep in mind that this might not be a permanent solution, so if the problem reappears, you’ll need to restart Windows Explorer again.
When the Windows 10 taskbar isn't working, it may manifest in one of several ways: Clicking the taskbar has no effect, icons don't show up, or keyboard shortcuts don't work.

Issues resolved in this tutorial:
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Sometimes, users might face intermittent issues with Windows System UI components. Such issues can give a bad user experience. One such UI element is the Taskbar. If you are also facing any issues where your Windows 11/10 Taskbar is not working properly or freezes, is unresponsive, is unclickable or stops working randomly, then this article can help you troubleshoot & fix the issue

This troubleshooting guide will work Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) and desktops, laptops, tables and computers manufactured by the following brands: Asus, Dell, HP, MSI, Alienware, MSI, Toshiba, Acer, Lenovo, razer, huawei, dynabook, LG , vaio, surface among others.

[SoftJay]

First solution worked for me. Usually restarting would fix but it didn’t this time, which is how I ended up here. Won’t why it does this. Thanks!

[JN]

The problem is even the issue has been taken down, after a couple of minutes it happened again... 3 of all options don't worked at all.. sorry :(

[titanssunbreaker]

Here is the issue. I can't open task manager because my taskbar is frozen. I literally can't open it xD

[telovanilla]

The second solution saved my ass. I thought it didn't work but apprently i had to restart my pc first. Thank you so much dude. You've done amazing deeds

[funnygummy]

Thank you so much you are actually legendary. I was freaking out as I couldn't access anything and the taskbar wasn't my only issue.

[aaronstanley]

The second step worked like a charm. Just remember to restart the computer for it to take effect

[saadfarm]

Thank you. My issue was taskbar showing just windows button and search bar and no other icons, and unresponsive, and windows key also not working. Powershell fix did it for me finally. Though it looked like nothing happened, the I shut down pc from power button(coz Alt+F4 also not working) and then at user password window I noticed the restart button and restarted the pc. Finally taskbar is back 👍

[ethanbradshaw]

Thank you so much. My taskbar froze on the DAY that I have to do exams. This video literally saved me.

[BusinessManFloppa]

OH MY GOD TYSM!! None of the windows would be responsive and I thought my pc was doomed lmao!! You just earned a sub from a week long struggle!

[lukavolkert]

The first 2 did not work, and after pressing the windows+r nothing happens, any other way to fix it?

[tanvirsteach]

wow its great brother 2nd method working for me windows 10 thank you 🎉 🇧🇩❤️❤️✔️✔️

[stranger]

2:49 solution 3 worked for me. thanks man.

[hrithiksharma]

Worked 100% . I was so frustrated my taskbar was stuck and even after restarting and changing settings the probleb didn't go away. This worked. Thanks mate

[Banannamontana]

"Type the following text"

*proceeds to use more pixels than letters

[kat.]

The first one worked bro tysm ;-; first simple tutorial videos ive seen in 2022

[theodorvalentinghita]

In my case, the taskbar loads after 20-30 seconds after starting up the laptop

[Optimillity]

I did a funny bug while loading Roblox to see if I could do it consistently, but it always froze the taskbar. This helps with that greatly thanks!

[dsrevenge]

I hard reset my computer and I can't interact with some of my apps on it but if I press the Windows button on my keyboard or with my mouse nothing happens it don't open

[anuragxpm]

The first fix is resolving my issue, but every time I restart the issue again comes. Any permanent fixes?

[d.sharon]

I was preparing for my coding exams and was writing codes on vs code and suddenly this problem has arisen and I was so worried at that time and tried so hard to fix it but couldn't....and finally I found Ur video sir ...I worked lightning fast !! Thank you So Much sir❤️