Windows 11 Taskbar Stucked


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As per title, I was changing some stuffs (but I can't remember on what I did .. LOL!) then after restart my taskbar stucked (as per in the picture) and I couldn't click the START MENU (it's inaccessible). It looks like Windows 10 taskbar now .. and the clock, network etc. also missing.

Anyone could teach me on how to revert back to original Windows 11 taskbar? no reformat or re-installations please :)

Thanks in advance !

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Did you try the old approach?
Alt+ctrl+del. Open task manager. Find windows explorer and click restart. Sometimes it helps in Windows 10.
 

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Xploit Machine said:
Anyone could teach me on how to revert back to original Windows 11 taskbar? no reformat or re-installations please :)
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Some have gone to great lengths to get a W10 style taskbar, even to the extent of replacing explorer.exe with one copied from Win10.

If you have done anything along those lines, then repairing the component store followed by running SFC should undo it for you.

www.elevenforum.com

Repair Windows Image Component Store in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to repair Windows image component store corruption in Windows 11. If a Windows image becomes unserviceable, you can use the DISM (Deployment Imaging and Servicing Management) tool or Repair-WindowsImage cmdlet to update the files and correct the problem. For...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com

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Use System File Checker (SFC) to Repair System Files in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to run the System File Checker (SFC) tool to repair missing, corrupted, and modified system files in Windows 10 and Windows 11. System File Checker (SFC) is a tool built into Windows that will check for system file corruption. The SFC /SCANNOW command scans and...
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If that fails, then an in-place repair upgrade should work, keeping all your files, installed apps and most of your settings.

www.elevenforum.com

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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    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2, and 25H2 on 30th September 2025 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 25H2.

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    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround.

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Bree said:
Some have gone to great lengths to get a W10 style taskbar, even to the extent of replacing explorer.exe with one copied from Win10.

If you have done anything along those lines, then repairing the component store followed by running SFC should undo it for you.

www.elevenforum.com

Repair Windows Image Component Store in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to repair Windows image component store corruption in Windows 11. If a Windows image becomes unserviceable, you can use the DISM (Deployment Imaging and Servicing Management) tool or Repair-WindowsImage cmdlet to update the files and correct the problem. For...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com

www.elevenforum.com

Use System File Checker (SFC) to Repair System Files in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to run the System File Checker (SFC) tool to repair missing, corrupted, and modified system files in Windows 10 and Windows 11. System File Checker (SFC) is a tool built into Windows that will check for system file corruption. The SFC /SCANNOW command scans and...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com

If that fails, then an in-place repair upgrade should work, keeping all your files, installed apps and most of your settings.

www.elevenforum.com

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...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
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thanks mate, shall give a try upon the advise .. will reply on the status / result shortly :)
 

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Lenovo® ThinkPad™ Edge
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Intel® Core i3 380M
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Kevin Ismail said:
Did you try the old approach?
Alt+ctrl+del. Open task manager. Find windows explorer and click restart. Sometimes it helps in Windows 10.
Click to expand...

yah, doesn't work :(
 

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Lenovo® ThinkPad™ Edge
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Intel® Core i3 380M
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Intel® 0578K6A
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Hynix® 4GB Dual-Channel DDR3
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OnBoard Intel® HD Graphics
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OnBoard High Definition Audio Device
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ThinkPad™ LCD
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1366 x 768
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Seagate® SATA-III 500GB
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Paste this code in an empty Notepad and save it as .reg file. Run it also after saving it.

Code: 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell\Update\Packages]
"UndockingDisabled"=dword:00000000
 

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jbcarreon123 said:
Paste this code in an empty Notepad and save it as .reg file. Run it also after saving it.

Code: 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell\Update\Packages]
"UndockingDisabled"=dword:00000000
Click to expand...

nope mate, still the same .. ran the registry file and restarted too :)
 

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Microsoft® Windows™ 11 Enterprise Edition 64 Bit
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Lenovo® ThinkPad™ Edge
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Intel® Core i3 380M
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Intel® 0578K6A
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Hynix® 4GB Dual-Channel DDR3
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OnBoard Intel® HD Graphics
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OnBoard High Definition Audio Device
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ThinkPad™ LCD
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1366 x 768
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Seagate® SATA-III 500GB
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Lenovo® Standard PSU
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Lenovo® Standard Laptop
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Lenovo® OnBoard Standard
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Lenovo® USB Keyboard
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Okay, please get the properties of the C:\Windows\system32\explorer.exe. Send an screenshot here.
 

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    1080p * 2
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    WD
jbcarreon123 said:
Okay, please get the properties of the C:\Windows\system32\explorer.exe. Send an screenshot here.
Click to expand...
here it is .. im on Windows 11 Enterprise edition

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Microsoft® Windows™ 11 Enterprise Edition 64 BitIntel® Core i3 380MHynix® 4GB Dual-Channel DDR3OnBoard Intel® HD Graphics
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Laptop
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Lenovo® ThinkPad™ Edge
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Intel® Core i3 380M
Motherboard
Intel® 0578K6A
Memory
Hynix® 4GB Dual-Channel DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
OnBoard Intel® HD Graphics
Sound Card
OnBoard High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
ThinkPad™ LCD
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768
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Seagate® SATA-III 500GB
PSU
Lenovo® Standard PSU
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Lenovo® Standard Laptop
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Lenovo® OnBoard Standard
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Lenovo® USB Keyboard
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Lenovo® Optical USB
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Home Fixed 100Mbps
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    Windows 11 HomeCore i5-12450HX20GB DDR5-4800iGPU + RTX 3050 Mobile (6GB)
    OS
    Windows 11 Home
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    Laptop
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    Lenovo
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    Core i5-12450HX
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    20GB DDR5-4800
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    iGPU + RTX 3050 Mobile (6GB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek
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    the built-in laptop screen, and a generic monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1080p * 2
    Hard Drives
    GIGABYTE NVMe SSD 256GB (GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD)
    Micron NVMe SSD 512GB (MTFDKCD512QFM-1BDIAABLA)
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD

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    Windows 10 Pro
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    Dell
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    Core i3-2100
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    4GB DDR3-2133
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    iGPU
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    1080p
    Antivirus
    WD
jbcarreon123 said:
The file is normal.. Please run Tuneup.bat (if it works in W11)
1. Tuneup.bat - Run SFC, DISM and CHKDSK commands and use WMIC to change some settings
Click to expand...
will try now mate .. i ran SFC but no changes / revert to original
 

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Microsoft® Windows™ 11 Enterprise Edition 64 BitIntel® Core i3 380MHynix® 4GB Dual-Channel DDR3OnBoard Intel® HD Graphics
OS
Microsoft® Windows™ 11 Enterprise Edition 64 Bit
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo® ThinkPad™ Edge
CPU
Intel® Core i3 380M
Motherboard
Intel® 0578K6A
Memory
Hynix® 4GB Dual-Channel DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
OnBoard Intel® HD Graphics
Sound Card
OnBoard High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
ThinkPad™ LCD
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768
Hard Drives
Seagate® SATA-III 500GB
PSU
Lenovo® Standard PSU
Case
Lenovo® Standard Laptop
Cooling
Lenovo® OnBoard Standard
Keyboard
Lenovo® USB Keyboard
Mouse
Lenovo® Optical USB
Internet Speed
Home Fixed 100Mbps
Browser
Google® Chrome™
Antivirus
Microsoft® Windows Defender™
Other Info
Not Applicable (NA)

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Microsoft® Windows™ 11 Enterprise Edition 64 BitIntel® Core i3 380MHynix® 4GB Dual-Channel DDR3OnBoard Intel® HD Graphics
OS
Microsoft® Windows™ 11 Enterprise Edition 64 Bit
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo® ThinkPad™ Edge
CPU
Intel® Core i3 380M
Motherboard
Intel® 0578K6A
Memory
Hynix® 4GB Dual-Channel DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
OnBoard Intel® HD Graphics
Sound Card
OnBoard High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
ThinkPad™ LCD
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768
Hard Drives
Seagate® SATA-III 500GB
PSU
Lenovo® Standard PSU
Case
Lenovo® Standard Laptop
Cooling
Lenovo® OnBoard Standard
Keyboard
Lenovo® USB Keyboard
Mouse
Lenovo® Optical USB
Internet Speed
Home Fixed 100Mbps
Browser
Google® Chrome™
Antivirus
Microsoft® Windows Defender™
Other Info
Not Applicable (NA)
Replace the mouse.
 

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