Solved My icons disappeared task manager is not opening

psychic_1844 · Dec 7, 2021

My icons disappeared task manager is not opening and I can't even open any shortcut or applications' properties dialog [Fix: Task Manager Not Opening on Windows 10 - Appuals.com)] I tried these fixes but it did nothing

Icons literally disappeared there not even hitbox to click plz help

Brink · Dec 7, 2021

Hello, and welcome to Eleven Forum.

It sounds like your system may be frozen.

You could try doing a hard restart by:

1) Pressing and holding the physical power button until the PC powers off.

2) Press and release the power button to turn on and power up the PC.

psychic_1844 · Dec 7, 2021

Brink said:
Hello, and welcome to Eleven Forum. :)

It sounds like your system may be frozen.

You could try doing a hard restart by:

1) Pressing and holding the physical power button until the PC powers off.

2) Press and release the power button to turn on and power up the PC.

my pc is not froze its working absolutely fine expect those features
also already have restarted my PC multiple times full scanned and already tried above link cmds

Brink · Dec 7, 2021

Are you able to do a system restore using a restore point dated before this happened?

System Restore Windows 10

How to Do a System Restore in Windows 10

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psychic_1844 · Dec 7, 2021

Brink said:
Are you able to do a system restore using a restore point dated before this happened?

System Restore Windows 10

How to Do a System Restore in Windows 10

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to restore from a restore point i still need to have one but unfortunately I never made one so yeah also if I switch accounts my other account working fine so laptop is fine but some internal setting got messed up btw thanks u trying to help me

Brink · Dec 7, 2021

To troubleshoot, does this affected account work fine while in Safe Mode?

Boot to Safe Mode in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to boot Windows 11 into normal mode, Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, or Safe Mode with Command Prompt. Safe mode starts Windows in a basic state, using a limited set of files and drivers. If a problem doesn't happen in safe mode, this means that default...

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If it does, then you could try performing a clean boot below to find the source of the issue.

Perform a Clean Boot in Windows 11 to Troubleshoot Software Conflicts

This tutorial will show you how to perform a clean boot to start Windows 10 or Windows 11 using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs for troubleshooting application conflicts. Troubleshooting Windows can be a complex process due to the many different drivers, settings, and programs...

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Whackbag · Dec 7, 2021

What happen b4 this...what were you doing? You can try rebuilding your icon cache...although i think your issue may be deeper.

Goto C:\Users\WhateverYourUserIs\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer & delete everything in there, then restart your pc.

Rebuild Icon Cache in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to rebuild the icon cache to clear and reset it for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The icons that display for files in Windows are saved in an icon cache so they can be displayed quickly instead of having to manually scan and slowly load them each...

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psychic_1844 · Dec 7, 2021

Brink said:
To troubleshoot, does this affected account work fine while in Safe Mode?

Boot to Safe Mode in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to boot Windows 11 into normal mode, Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, or Safe Mode with Command Prompt. Safe mode starts Windows in a basic state, using a limited set of files and drivers. If a problem doesn't happen in safe mode, this means that default...

www.elevenforum.com

If it does, then you could try performing a clean boot below to find the source of the issue.

Perform a Clean Boot in Windows 11 to Troubleshoot Software Conflicts

This tutorial will show you how to perform a clean boot to start Windows 10 or Windows 11 using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs for troubleshooting application conflicts. Troubleshooting Windows can be a complex process due to the many different drivers, settings, and programs...

www.elevenforum.com

didnt worked
i also uninstalled my last quality update
also this problem happened after restarting for this update Latest security intelligence updates for Microsoft Defender Antivirus and other Microsoft antimalware - Microsoft Security Intelligence

psychic_1844 · Dec 7, 2021

Whackbag said:
What happen b4 this...what were you doing? You can try rebuilding your icon cache...although i think your issue may be deeper.

Goto C:\Users\WhateverYourUserIs\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer & delete everything in there, then restart your pc.

Rebuild Icon Cache in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to rebuild the icon cache to clear and reset it for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The icons that display for files in Windows are saved in an icon cache so they can be displayed quickly instead of having to manually scan and slowly load them each...

www.elevenforum.com

didn't worked

Brink · Dec 7, 2021

psychic_1844 said:
didnt worked
i also uninstalled my last quality update
also this problem happened after restarting for this update Latest security intelligence updates for Microsoft Defender Antivirus and other Microsoft antimalware - Microsoft Security Intelligence

Sorry to hear it didn't help.

This is a bit more drastic, but you could try doing a repair install of Windows 11 below to try and repair this without losing anything.

Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade

This tutorial will show you how to do a repair install of Windows 11 by performing an in-place upgrade without losing anything. If you need to repair or create a new recovery partition or having problems with the Windows 11 operating system on your PC, and the usual solutions will not fix it...

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psychic_1844 · Dec 7, 2021

Brink said:
Sorry to hear it didn't help.

This is a bit more drastic, but you could try doing a repair install of Windows 11 below to try and repair this without losing anything.

Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade

This tutorial will show you how to do a repair install of Windows 11 by performing an in-place upgrade without losing anything. If you need to repair or create a new recovery partition or having problems with the Windows 11 operating system on your PC, and the usual solutions will not fix it...

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i want to make sure if this will have any problems because I have original windows That came with my laptop so installing iso [which was not recommended by anyone when I was trying to install windows 11]

Brink · Dec 7, 2021

psychic_1844 said:
i want to make sure if this will have any problems because I have original windows That came with my laptop so installing iso [which was not recommended by anyone when I was trying to install windows 11]

As long as the ISO you use for the repair install is the same version, edition, and language as you currently have installed, you shouldn't have any issue.

Of course, you should always back up anything you do not want to lose to be safe.

AndreTen · Dec 7, 2021

You have to get a new ISO file from MS. Same version as you have installed. It is in the Tutorial Brink linked

Fabler2 · Dec 7, 2021

First thing I would try is to shutdown Windows via shutdown /s /t 10 in the run box. Sometimes that fixes things and worth a try.

psychic_1844 · Dec 8, 2021

Brink said:
As long as the ISO you use for the repair install is the same version, edition, and language as you currently have installed, you shouldn't have any issue.

Of course, you should always back up anything you do not want to lose to be safe.

thanks it worked thanks a lot

TheMystic · Dec 8, 2021

Brink said:
As long as the ISO you use for the repair install is the same version, edition, and language as you currently have installed, you shouldn't have any issue.

Of course, you should always back up anything you do not want to lose to be safe.

Why should the ISO be of the same version? Won't a newer version of the same Edition work?

TheMystic · Dec 8, 2021

psychic_1844 said:
i want to make sure if this will have any problems because I have original windows That came with my laptop so installing iso [which was not recommended by anyone when I was trying to install windows 11]

Nothing will happen if you install an ISO that is downloaded directly from Microsoft website. No one would recommend against doing this.

However, if you are doing a clean install, you should backup your existing drivers and the factory configured Recovery partition.

Brink · Dec 8, 2021

psychic_1844 said:
thanks it worked thanks a lot

Great news. :party:

Brink · Dec 8, 2021

TheMystic said:
Why should the ISO be of the same version? Won't a newer version of the same Edition work?

The ISO can be a higher build as long as it's the same version. If it's not the same version, there's a chance it may not allow to keep everything.

AddRAM · Dec 8, 2021

Awesome Shawn, way to go

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