Views on the taskbar
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Hello and welcome to the forum. I guess I may be misunderstanding your question. Are you saying you have no icons on the taskbar?
If so using task manager (ctl+alt+del or right click on start button to bring up power user menu and select task manager), restart explorer to see if the task bar repopulates.
For just such cases I made a shortcut on my desktop to restart explorer quickly. To make a shortcut right click on desktop-select new-shortcut.
copy and paste the following into the location box.
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c taskkill /im explorer.exe /f & start explorer.exe
click next and name the shortcut Restart Explorer. OK. You can assign the shortcut a customized icon if you like.
Now you can quickly restart explorer anytime by clicking on the shortcut icon.
If that doesn't work, uninstall any third party app you may be using that alters the GUI and restart.
If so using task manager (ctl+alt+del or right click on start button to bring up power user menu and select task manager), restart explorer to see if the task bar repopulates.
For just such cases I made a shortcut on my desktop to restart explorer quickly. To make a shortcut right click on desktop-select new-shortcut.
copy and paste the following into the location box.
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c taskkill /im explorer.exe /f & start explorer.exe
click next and name the shortcut Restart Explorer. OK. You can assign the shortcut a customized icon if you like.
Now you can quickly restart explorer anytime by clicking on the shortcut icon.
If that doesn't work, uninstall any third party app you may be using that alters the GUI and restart.
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I think what he means is that upon hovering over taskbar icons there is no popup preview??? Maybe?
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That translates to "I don't have widgets in the taskbar" so I'm assuming he lost his widgets.
See if this helps. Read the posts following the tutorial. Enable or Disable Widgets Feature in Windows 11 Tutorial
as well as this
Add or Remove Widgets Button on Taskbar in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Widgets button on the taskbar for your account in Windows 11. Widgets in Windows are interactive elements that display dynamic content and provide quick access to various apps and features. You can view your location's current weather...
www.elevenforum.com
My Computers
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At a glance
Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.9457i9-10900 10 core 20 threads32 gbnone-Intel UHD Graphics 630- OS
- Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.9457
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Optiplex 7080
- CPU
- i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
- Motherboard
- DELL 0J37VM
- Memory
- 32 gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
- Sound Card
- Integrated Realtek
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Benq 27
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1440
- Hard Drives
- 2x1tb Solidigm m.2 nvme /External drives 512gb Samsung m.2 sata+2tb Kingston m2.nvme
- PSU
- 500w
- Case
- MT
- Cooling
- Dell Premium
- Keyboard
- Logitech wired
- Mouse
- Logitech wireless
- Internet Speed
- so slow I'm too embarrassed to tell
- Browser
- #1 Edge #2 Firefox
- Antivirus
- Defender+MWB Premium
-
At a glance
Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26200.9457AMD Ryzen 7 6800U32 gbintegrated- Operating System
- Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26200.9457
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Beelink Mini PC SER5
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
- Memory
- 32 gb
- Graphics card(s)
- integrated
- Sound Card
- integrated
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Benq 27
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1440
- Hard Drives
- 1TB Crucial nvme
- Keyboard
- Logitech wired
- Mouse
- Logitech wireless
- Internet Speed
- still too embarrassed to tell
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- Defender
-
System 3 is non compliant Dell 9020 i7-4770/24gb ram Win11 PRO 26200.9457
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