Recently, many users have reported Taskbar problems in Windows 11. Several users have reported that the taskbar has stopped responding, while others have reported missing icons. If you are also experiencing taskbar-related problems on Windows 11, you should reset the Taskbar Settings. In this article, we shared a few different ways to reset Taskbar Settings on Windows 11.
1. Restart Taskbar via the Task Manager
If the taskbar has stopped responding, you need to restart the Windows Explorer process. When you restart Windows Explorer, it also resets the Windows Taskbar.
1. Press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC on your keyboard to open the Task Manager.
2. In Task Manager, switch to the Processes tab.
3. Find Windows Explorer. Right-click on Windows Explorer and select Restart.
2. Restart Taskbar using Command Prompt
We will use the Command Prompt utility to restart the Taskbar. You can also implement the same methods in PowerShell.
1. Open the Windows 11 search and type in Command Prompt or PowerShell. Right-click on CMD or PowerShell and select Run as Administrator.
2. In Command Prompt or PowerShell, execute the command:
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe && start explorer.exe
3. How To Add Missing Icons on Windows 11 Taskbar
If you don’t see your most-used icons on the Windows 11 taskbar, you need to configure the taskbar settings to display the icons manually.
1. Click on the Windows 11 Start button and select Settings.
2. Select the Personalization tab.
3. Scroll down and click on the Taskbar.
4. Expand the Taskbar items section and enable the buttons you want to add to the taskbar.
Although there’s no direct option to reset the Windows 11 taskbar, restarting Windows Explorer usually fixes the problem. I hope this article helped you! Please share it with your friends also. If you have any doubts related to this, let us know in the comment box below.
