The Start Button Is Missing and There’s No Taskbar. What Do I Do?

⚠️ Taskbar and Start button is suddenly missing? We'll look at solutions for several reasons why this might happen.

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[askleonotenboom]

Suddenly missing your start button? Here's some ideas on where to look first.

[MovingToAustralia-MikeBentley]

No Task bar. No Start button. Windows key not working. One hour searching Google and Youtube. Microsoft answers next to useless. 4 youtube videos before this all hopeless. Then I found this one. Your clear, simple easy to follow instructions meant I was back up and working again by 2.46 into your vid! Thanks, and you have another subscriber!😀

[maurasullivan]

Thank you so, so much! This issue has caused me SO much aggravation and the “Technical Help” at Lenovo was just a joke. A very bad joke; they were useless. I am so grateful for your help and your generosity of spirit in sharing your knowledge with me, with others. From the bottom of my heart, many thanks again. I’m happy to mention that I am now one of your subscribers! 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻

[ConnyWithA_Y]

Oh my goodness, nothing I tried would get the task bar to show back up. I had to follow this all the way to the task manager "explorer" direction and it worked great! Thank you so so so much

[desbeletesheme]

What a relief! Mine worked with running explorer in Task Manager. Thank you Leo.

[rosiehutchins]

Thank You! I had closed explorer because it was doing an unzip and got hung up in a never ending circle. Thanks for teaching me how to undo my error.

[ggbdwsgbro]

BRO IM NOT JOKEING AS SOON AS 1:00 HE SAID TO PRESS IT THEN IT JUST MAGICALLY WORKED. THANKS!!

[elevenmiles]

i did not expect it to be that easy lol
Thank you

[The_Captain]

Knowledgeable and well presented. Thank you.

[uwlqrsw]

Con Alt Del worked for me. Thanks alot

[striken]

Thank you, Sir, it worked after I ran "explorer"! Following you now!

[carolnesbitt]

easy explanations. Found my task bar easy . Thank you much.

[stephaniehill]

Thank you!!! You saved me A LOT of frustration...you the man!👍

[nostrilcake]

it’s been a few days that this keeps happening to me but i just noticed if i wait a few mins my taskbar loads in along with my start up apps idk why it’s so delayed?

[rhammelman]

thanks Leo, you're the man! Got it back.

[ryanlong]

Question - I have a windows 13- I damaged the start button on the top left, hoping there is another way to start the computer ???? ( computer is off now )

[velona]

Thank you so much for the valuable information. I have given you a thumbs up and subscribed.

[ZenithE]

I have a task bar but not start button in the normal place. Its not malware because it just happened immediately after I downloaded the DAMN Windows 11. That is the problem. Thanks for trying.

[antygona-iqew]

, you saved my week. Thank you very much!!!!

[carolinebogard]

Thank you so much!! This was very helpful!!