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Have you had this problem on your computer before installing any other software? The problem with most common windows issues is they have absolutely nothing to

Have you had this problem on your computer before installing any other software? The problem with most common windows issues is they have absolutely nothing to do with Microsoft. When you have millions of compatible software packages that people install willy nilly, 'debloat' and 'super security' scripts that people seem to think are necessary to save 0 MB of RAM and 3 MB of hard drive space, and just a general population of people who like to 'HARDCORE TWEAK' their OS it's impossible to not run into millions of issues. As for the problem you've been experiencing maybe this will work? https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/7olecs/start_menutaskbar_not_working/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/7olecs/start_men...

AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago
Last time I ran into this problem it was immediately after an in-place upgrade from the Media Creation Utility, because the feature update failed and this was my only recourse. As I expected, nothing helped and I had to do a clean install. I'm not a hardcore Windows tweaker, most of the applications I use at work are either portable[0], or made by Microsoft. I don't believe I've tried the method outlined in that post, I'll keep it in mind for the inevitable next time that this occurs. Though it does force one to wonder WTF is wrong with Microsoft that they keep suggesting steps that don't work and then reinstallation, while some random internet has to provide the actual solution in the comments[1]. That seems to happen way too often. [0] Because it's the right way to distribute and manage applications. Case in point: all I had to do was point a toolbar at my Portable Apps folder and as far as my workflow was concerned it was like nothing had ever happened. [1] Somebody aught to start a charity that seeks out these heroes and buys them beer on behalf of all the people they've saved from pulling their hair out.
- rincebrain 8y ago
  Well, you see, when you fire a whole lot of your OS group's QA department [1] [2] [3] ... [1] - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140806183208-12100070-why-did-microsoft-lay-off-programmatic-testers/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140806183208-12100070-why-d... [2] - https://www.computerworld.com/article/2878026/microsoft-to-business-dont-worry-about-windows-10-consumers-will-test-it.html https://www.computerworld.com/article/2878026/microsoft-to-b... [3] - https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/08/how-microsoft-dragged-its-development-practices-into-the-21st-century/4/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/08/how-m...

AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago

Last time I ran into this problem it was immediately after an in-place upgrade from the Media Creation Utility, because the feature update failed and this was my only recourse. As I expected, nothing helped and I had to do a clean install. I'm not a hardcore Windows tweaker, most of the applications I use at work are either portable[0], or made by Microsoft. I don't believe I've tried the method outlined in that post, I'll keep it in mind for the inevitable next time that this occurs. Though it does force one to wonder WTF is wrong with Microsoft that they keep suggesting steps that don't work and then reinstallation, while some random internet has to provide the actual solution in the comments[1]. That seems to happen way too often. [0] Because it's the right way to distribute and manage applications. Case in point: all I had to do was point a toolbar at my Portable Apps folder and as far as my workflow was concerned it was like nothing had ever happened. [1] Somebody aught to start a charity that seeks out these heroes and buys them beer on behalf of all the people they've saved from pulling their hair out.

rincebrain 8y ago
Well, you see, when you fire a whole lot of your OS group's QA department [1] [2] [3] ... [1] - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140806183208-12100070-why-did-microsoft-lay-off-programmatic-testers/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140806183208-12100070-why-d... [2] - https://www.computerworld.com/article/2878026/microsoft-to-business-dont-worry-about-windows-10-consumers-will-test-it.html https://www.computerworld.com/article/2878026/microsoft-to-b... [3] - https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/08/how-microsoft-dragged-its-development-practices-into-the-21st-century/4/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/08/how-m...