Solved Can't right click the taskbar?


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A few days ago I accidentally moved a shortcut for a PC game over to my taskbar. While I was trying to remove it, I noticed that right clicking anything on the taskbar no longer brings up a menu. It has no effect on the icons or the taskbar itself. I noticed this after installing 25H2, but I'm not sure if it was caused by the update. So far for troubleshooting I've tried running system file check (no errors found), and the "fix problems using windows update" option in system recovery. But it didn't restore the taskbar right click menu. Does anyone know how I might be able to fix this?
 
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Build 26200.7623/Version 25H2

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System One

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    Windows 11
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    PC/Desktop
I once had the same symptoms.
I reinstalled my display driver and the fault disappeared.
My conclusion was that the display driver had become corrupted during use.
Your computer maker should be able to provide a download for the display driver if it was part of the machine when you bought it, otherwise it would be the display card maker.

I always back up my drivers after any change such as this.
Backup and Restore Device Drivers - ElevenForumTutorials


Denis



Welcome to ElevenForum.

It's really worth making time to browse through the ElevenForum Tutorial index - there's a shortcut to it at the top of every ElevenForum page [within the Tutorials dropdown list].
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  • OS
    Windows 11 Home x64 Version 25H2 Build 26200.8037
I once had the same symptoms.
I reinstalled my display driver and the fault disappeared.
My conclusion was that the display driver had become corrupted during use.
Your computer maker should be able to provide a download for the display driver if it was part of the machine when you bought it, otherwise it would be the display card maker.

I always back up my drivers after any change such as this.
Backup and Restore Device Drivers - ElevenForumTutorials


Denis



Welcome to ElevenForum.

It's really worth making time to browse through the ElevenForum Tutorial index - there's a shortcut to it at the top of every ElevenForum page [within the Tutorials dropdown list].
- At the foot of the ElevenForum Tutorial index is a shortcut to download it as a spreadsheet.
- I download a new copy each month.
- By downloading it as a spreadsheet I can benefit from Excel's excellent filtering capabilities when I search for topics of interest.
- ElevenForum tutorials are also listed at Tutorials and there's a shortcut to that at the top of every page.

You can search ElevenForum using the search box in the top-right corner of all ElevenForum webpages or using Advanced Search - ElevenForum
- You can also search ElevenForum threads in many general search engines, such as Google, by adding site:elevenforum.com after your search term. For example,
Taskbar setup site:elevenforum.com
- [This is what the search box in the top-right corner of ElevenForum webpages does automatically]
Thank you for your suggestions. I reinstalled my graphics card drivers, and that didn't seem to work. However, when I searched the site for solutions, I found this thread. Enable or Disable Taskbar Context Menus in Windows 11
The registry file in option two, step two (Enable Taskbar Context Menus for All Users) restored normal taskbar functionality. Not sure why I lost it in the first place, but the problem is solved.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
I'm glad it's solved.

You can mark this thread as solved [it helps future users searching the forum to see that a thread contains a solution].
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Denis
 

My Computer

System One

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    Windows 11 Home x64 Version 25H2 Build 26200.8037
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