(win10, anniversary update) taskbar freezes


  1. Posts : 37
    windows 10
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    (win10, anniversary update) taskbar freezes


    sometimes the task bar freezes. i cannot open or close any program using the task bar icons. i cannot access the task manager by right-clicking on the task bar. open programs continue to run all right. i uninstalled the last two programs that i installed before the problem. the only thing to do is access the task manager by control-alt-delete and restart the computer. has this happened to anyone else? what to do?
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    ydaltak said:
    sometimes the task bar freezes. i cannot open or close any program using the task bar icons. i cannot access the task manager by right-clicking on the task bar. open programs continue to run all right. i uninstalled the last two programs that i installed before the problem. the only thing to do is access the task manager by control-alt-delete and restart the computer. has this happened to anyone else? what to do?
    I have exactly the same problem. Any fix yet, I have to keep restarting my PC which is really annoying when i'm writing my thesis
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    Win 10
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    Have it too. Ctrl-Alt-Delete and then Task Manager, find Windows Explorer, right and then choose "Restart" - fixes this without a reboot.
    I wonder what all the non techie people do....
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  4. Posts : 37
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    Thread Starter
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    (i'm the original poster.) i'm trying an experiment. i have been asked if i was running a third-party antivirus program when explaining a problem i was having with windows 10. i am now running without that program being active and am waiting to see if the taskbar locks up. i guess i should give this a couple of days. i'll let you know what happens.

    as a side note: i cannot enter any text into the search box that comes with cortana. it displays 1 or 2 characters and then nothing. i will be checking on this also.
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  5. Posts : 37
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    Thread Starter
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    bwinds said:
    Have it too. Ctrl-Alt-Delete and then Task Manager, find Windows Explorer, right and then choose "Restart" - fixes this without a reboot.
    I wonder what all the non techie people do....
    thanks for the tip! this is better than rebooting all the time.
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  6. Posts : 221
    Windows 11 Home x64 2021
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    <<as a side note: i cannot enter any text into the search box that comes with cortana. it displays 1 or 2 characters and then nothing. i will be checking on this also.[/QUOTE]

    Having the same issue. In my case the cause is Zemana Free Antilogger. When I need the search box I temporarily disable the Keyboard Protection on Protection Modules, then I can type in the search box
    Not a perfect solution but I never heard back from Zemana support on this issue.
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  7. Posts : 37
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    Thread Starter
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    Pulcinella said:
    <<as a side note: i cannot enter any text into the search box that comes with cortana. it displays 1 or 2 characters and then nothing. i will be checking on this also.
    Having the same issue. In my case the cause is Zemana Free Antilogger. When I need the search box I temporarily disable the Keyboard Protection on Protection Modules, then I can type in the search box
    Not a perfect solution but I never heard back from Zemana support on this issue.[/QUOTE]

    eureka! if i turn off zemana, the search box works. i'll have to look into whether i'd rather have the protection or the search box. great find!
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  8. Posts : 221
    Windows 11 Home x64 2021
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    ydaltak said:
    eureka! if i turn off zemana, the search box works. i'll have to look into whether i'd rather have the protection or the search box. great find!
    You are welcome. I learned to live with it by switching Keyboard Protection off and on.

    On the subject of this thread :
    Still cannot work out the taskbar freezing on boot since the latest Windows 10 upgrade. Got to restart the computer. No other solution in this or other forums did work for me.
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  9. Posts : 37
    windows 10
    Thread Starter
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    Still cannot work out the taskbar freezing on boot since the latest Windows 10 upgrade. Got to restart the computer. No other solution in this or other forums did work for me.[/QUOTE]

    Ctrl-Shift-Escape takes you to the Task Manager, find Windows Explorer (it's tricky because it moves around) and click on it, and then choose "Restart" - fixes this without a reboot. i can do this while a spreadsheet is open and music is playing and neither are affected. all that happens is the task bar blinks off and on and then it works.

    on a similar note: i still have problems with my desktop icons changing size and moving around. also, when i start a program by using a start menu icon, the menu does not go away when the program opens. i have to click on the program's screen and then the start menu goes away. not a big deal - just not right.
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  10. Posts : 221
    Windows 11 Home x64 2021
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    ydaltak said:
    Ctrl-Shift-Escape takes you to the Task Manager, find Windows Explorer (it's tricky because it moves around) and click on it, and then choose "Restart" - fixes this without a reboot. i can do this while a spreadsheet is open and music is playing and neither are affected. all that happens is the task bar blinks off and on and then it works.>>
    on a similar note: i still have problems with my desktop icons changing size and moving around. also, when i start a program by using a start menu icon, the menu does not go away when the program opens. i have to click on the program's screen and then the start menu goes away. not a big deal - just not right. >>

    Sorry, can't help you here.

    Thanks for the windows explorer tip it work fine.:)
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