Shawn
I'm pleased to say that since I did the Windows repair you suggested, the Task bar has not given me any problems, and we can now mark this thread as solved. Thanks very much for your excellent...

Shawn
I "took the plunge" today. :)
I did a Macrium backup, followed by Windows Repair/Reinstall. I am pleased to say that it all went well, and so far the Task Bar has not misbehaved. I was hoping...

Shawn
After reading the caveats in the "Windows repair without losing anything" guidelines about conflicts that could mean nothing is saved, I'm afraid I "chickened out" a bit. The problem isn't...

Thanks. I'll try that :)

I did a search for system restore, and this shows only 4 restore points (after I'd asked it to show more). These go back to 29/01/2018 as follows:
15/2/2018 Manual (by me), 13/2/2018 Critical...

Hello and thanks again for your help.
No, I haven't connected new hardware or installed drivers for a long time. I don't know if its relevant, but I have disabled all Add ons in Internet Explorer in...

Hello Again Brink - I'm now in position to report back on your suggestion. I installed the additional option to restart Explorer, and yesterday the taskbar became disabled. I first noticed it after I...

Hello Brink - Thanks for your response. I haven't tried that, but I will do so next time it occurs, and report back.

I am getting an intermittent problem with the Windows 10 Taskbar. I will be working normally, browsing and when I left or right click any entry on the taskbar (including Start) nothing happens. The...