My usually trusty Toshiba laptop (W10 Pro) is letting me down lately. The task bar is dead as a door nail. All icons are missing and clicking on the windows key does nothing. Can't access settings, either. I may wish to do a computer reset, but don' know if I can do that considering the current problem. Any ideas? Would like to fix this ASAP since I no longer have my 2nd computer.

Can you get to task manager via Ctl Alt Del? If so, you can try running commands from there. Go to File, Run New Task and type in control panel.

Yeah, "10" not so "10" when it decides to quit working :MYou might have gotten it into "tablet" mode..Unfortunately, I haven't played long enough with 10 to know the full in and outs. I depend heavily on some online forums dedicated to W10 to figure this monster out when I get stuck..I would recommend checking out TENFORUMS.COM if no one else chimes in here..If it is Tablet mode, make sure you disable that mode, no one in their right mind would want to run that dreadful mode (Its a PC for goodness sake, not a "tablet"), lots of software doesn't like it either..

Your user profile is corrupted. I'm on my phone or I'd paste a link for you.Google create new user windows 10That'll get you going again. Will have to set up any icons and favorites again but your programs will remain in place.

Try this:1. CTRL-SHIFT-ESC to open task manager2. In task manager click on more details (if not already expended). 3. Go to File ... Run new task... type in control.exe and press enter.4. In control panel click on User Accounts, then click on User Accounts again5. Click on Manage another account, then add new user in PC settings6. If settings opens this way, you can "add someone else" ... if settings doesn't then write back, we'll have to find another way in.

Years ago (2011) my daughter who did not believe in firewalls and anti virus. handed me a computer "If you can get it working it's yours" took me about 15 minutes and most of those was waiting for the computer to fix itself .That virus is still out there.. What does it do.. It hides everything. and I mean EVERYTHING you don't even get a desktop.

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GordonThree
Explorer
Apr 15, 2019
Your user profile is corrupted. I'm on my phone or I'd paste a link for you.

Google create new user windows 10

That'll get you going again. Will have to set up any icons and favorites again but your programs will remain in place.
Gdetrailer
Explorer III
Apr 15, 2019
Yeah, "10" not so "10" when it decides to quit working :M

You might have gotten it into "tablet" mode..

Unfortunately, I haven't played long enough with 10 to know the full in and outs. I depend heavily on some online forums dedicated to W10 to figure this monster out when I get stuck..

I would recommend checking out TENFORUMS.COM if no one else chimes in here..

If it is Tablet mode, make sure you disable that mode, no one in their right mind would want to run that dreadful mode (Its a PC for goodness sake, not a "tablet"), lots of software doesn't like it either..
HappyKayakers
Explorer III
Apr 15, 2019
Can you get to task manager via Ctl Alt Del? If so, you can try running commands from there. Go to File, Run New Task and type in control panel.

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