Taskbar icon inactive


jeffbeish

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For some strange reason when I click MS Edge on the Taskbar an error window pops up and Edge will not start. I am using my older Windows 10 laptop so do not have an image of the error popup. Hoping someone has a clue or if not I'll power my Win-11 laptop up and capture the image and pot it. Sorry for the amateur post, but I'm tired and not wanting to dig out the Win-11 PC. Thanks anyway, please excuse my dumb tired period, getting old. :)
 

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Microsoft Edge Will Not Open??

Hi everyone, I was updating Edge and when it was meant to restart, it didn't load. I have tried restarting my PC and repairing Edge in Apps & Features with no luck. Can anyone help?
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Back on my Win-11 PC and here is the error panel if I click on any icon for Edge or File Explorer or a mail program:

error.jpg

Any ideas?
 

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    Dell Inspiron 16 - 5640
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    13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1334U 1.30 GHz
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    16GB
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    1920x1200
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Well, after a reset my laptop Windows 11 taskbar is back working okay, but of course it will take time to tweak it back to my liking. But, I think Win 11 works better than Win 10 in ways so will use it with glee. :)
 

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    Dell Inspiron 16 - 5640
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    13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1334U 1.30 GHz
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 15 3510
    CPU
    Intel Pentium N5030
    Memory
    4 GB
jeffbeish said:
Back on my Win-11 PC and here is the error panel if I click on any icon for Edge or File Explorer or a mail program:

View attachment 38148

Any ideas?
Click to expand...
Did you just ask for help, then not even bother to read the only reply, given with the answer you needed?
"Any Ideas" was answered in the post above yours with a link to a thread with all the possible solutions,

That window is clearly saying you did not have an App that can run the command "Open Edge".
Meaning the Edge App most likely wasn't even installed, all you actually needed to do was install the Edge App.
Which was covered in that linked thread, no need for that reset, if you'd just read the help provided.

Need further help by all means ask, but resetting/reinstalling the OS should be your last resort, not the first.
 

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Uhuru said:
Did you just ask for help, then not even bother to read the only reply, given with the answer you needed?
"Any Ideas" was answered in the post above yours with a link to a thread with all the possible solutions,

That window is clearly saying you did not have an App that can run the command "Open Edge".
Meaning the Edge App most likely wasn't even installed, all you actually needed to do was install the Edge App.
Which was covered in that linked thread, no need for that reset, if you'd just read the help provided.

Need further help by all means ask, but resetting/reinstalling the OS should be your last resort, not the first.
Click to expand...
Thanks for the reply. I'm getting old and my patience runs The error just made no sense because the desktop icons worked fine and thin when dealing with new software, plus distractions around my home. I've working as an engineer and/or tech in the computer business sine 1960 and just observed way too many changes for me to digest, so I did go off in left field and reset Win 11. No problem, only time wasted while taking care of distractions. The error window just confused me, that's all. Someday you too will grow old, hopefully. :)
 

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  • At a glance

    Windows 1113th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1334U 1.30 GHz16GBNVIDIA GeForce MX570A
    OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 16 - 5640
    CPU
    13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1334U 1.30 GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce MX570A
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    M.2 2230 PCIe NVMe Class 35 solidstate
    drive 500 GB M.2, PCLe, NVMe, SSD

  • At a glance

    Windows 11Intel Pentium N50304 GB
    Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 15 3510
    CPU
    Intel Pentium N5030
    Memory
    4 GB
Also, the desktop icons and taskbar icons worked when following the pop-up windows. Just clinking the taskbar icon popped up the error. I just did not take time to dig deeper. My laptop works fine now and it is back to normal.
 

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    Windows 1113th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1334U 1.30 GHz16GBNVIDIA GeForce MX570A
    OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 16 - 5640
    CPU
    13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1334U 1.30 GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce MX570A
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    M.2 2230 PCIe NVMe Class 35 solidstate
    drive 500 GB M.2, PCLe, NVMe, SSD

  • At a glance

    Windows 11Intel Pentium N50304 GB
    Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 15 3510
    CPU
    Intel Pentium N5030
    Memory
    4 GB
Uhuru said:
Did you just ask for help, then not even bother to read the only reply, given with the answer you needed?
"Any Ideas" was answered in the post above yours with a link to a thread with all the possible solutions,

That window is clearly saying you did not have an App that can run the command "Open Edge".
Meaning the Edge App most likely wasn't even installed, all you actually needed to do was install the Edge App.
Which was covered in that linked thread, no need for that reset, if you'd just read the help provided.

Need further help by all means ask, but resetting/reinstalling the OS should be your last resort, not the first.
Click to expand...
Actually, I did read it and applied the solution in the post, but it did not work. I fully understand the procedure; however, in my case it just did not answer me. Whatever the problem was it just didn't make sense, so I just reset Windows in my PC that is brand new and not used much. After my afternoon nap things cleared up; being old does it. :cool: But thanks anyway.
 

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System One System Two

  • At a glance

    Windows 1113th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1334U 1.30 GHz16GBNVIDIA GeForce MX570A
    OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 16 - 5640
    CPU
    13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1334U 1.30 GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce MX570A
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    M.2 2230 PCIe NVMe Class 35 solidstate
    drive 500 GB M.2, PCLe, NVMe, SSD

  • At a glance

    Windows 11Intel Pentium N50304 GB
    Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 15 3510
    CPU
    Intel Pentium N5030
    Memory
    4 GB
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