Taskbar/Start button not working!

Taffy078 said:

Hi StoneD1612. I'm with you - I don't want/need Skype - but when I removed it (per Arian's suggestion), my Search window worked again. May I suggest that you go to Control Panel > Programs and search for Skype there. You should find that there's a small App called something like Skype video ad/tutorial. That's what was causing my problem. Even though I don't want Skype, I had this advert video that I didn't know I had. Remove it from Control Panel and see if it works for you.

Thanks for the info, I couldn't find any sign of Skype in the program list. I'll check it if the problem comes back. Thanks again.

Taffy078 said:

which thread is that?

Sorry, it was in their 'Support' forum, not the user's answer forum. I can't find it again myself. I haven't had the problem in a while and should stop trying to 'fix' it. I think the 'Anniversary Build' will have it fixed.

orlbuckeye said:

I fixed someone's PC Sunday as I attempted all the fixes I saw online 1 SFC \Scannow and the Powershell script and the DISM commands and nothing worked. So what did work was a created a

Command Prompt Run as administrator
New Local account: net user /add [username] [password]
Assigned admin rights to that account net localgroup administrators [username] /add.

I then restarted and the machine set up the account with the HI message and usual stuff you see when first using Windows. I tested and all the same shortcuts were on the desktop. The start button worked along with Cortana.

I was in exact spot you are in about a month ago, same no result from scanow, Dism, etc. The exta accounts worked for me too. However, be aware those new accounts eat up storage space by creating complete copies of your data, and other issues like email and financial software (Quicken). If I saved an email on one user it will be nowhere to be found in second user. Same with Quicken, update on one won't show in the other. I could go on and on about other things multiple users create (I have 4 just for me) My download and restore from new copy of Win-10 appears to have fixed my problem. Good luck, nothing will fix my scrambled brain, at this point.

dustymars said:

This problem reoccurred after a few days, but this method worked like a charm. Thanks whomever posted this first and thereafter......

Now I'm even more confused, was there more to this post ? I hate to sound like I'm whining, but trying all these fixes isn't healthy for me, last night I blue screened while playing Freecell. I had BSOD way back in December.

StoneD1612 said:

Now I'm even more confused, was there more to this post ? I hate to sound like I'm whining, but trying all these fixes isn't healthy for me, last night I blue screened while playing Freecell. I had BSOD way back in December.

It didn't show up in the quote, here it is:
Try the following powershell command:

Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}

dustymars said:

It didn't show up in the quote, here it is:
Try the following powershell command:

Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}

Thanks, thought I missed something. I had used that one and it helped, but not permanently. I just read on Cnet that the Annivery Build has a lot to do with task-bar...Coincidence ?

Nothing helps :-/
Even repair install doesn't. It's been 4 month already without Start button for me.
Waiting for next massive update. If it doesn't help - will have to make a clean reinstall, which is very undesirable.