5 extremely effective ways to fix the frozen Taskbar error on Windows 10

The latest update of Windows 10 has an extremely annoying error that you will encounter, which is the frozen Taskbar error. The taskbar is an important part of the Windows operating and user experience, so when it's frozen, you won't be able to use your  computer . In this article, I will show you how to  fix the Taskbar error  on the latest update of Windows 10.

1. Turn off the new News and Interests tool on Windows 10

This is a pretty cool and useful tool that only appeared on recent updates of Windows 10. However, this tool is also quite heavy and is in the process of being completed, so it is not stable. If your Taskbar is frozen, try disabling it first. You must right-click on the Taskbar and select the link below.

News and Interests > Turn Off.

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2. Remove the most recent Windows update

To remove the most recent Windows update, you need to open the Settings application (with Windows + i key combination) and access the path:  Update & Security > View update history > Uninstall Update.

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In addition, you can also delete using the Control Panel tool. Type  Control Panel  into the Search bar  on the Taskbar  and press  Enter  to open it.

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Then, go to:  Uninstall a program > View install updates. Next, you delete 2 files  Update for Microsoft and Security for Microsoft.

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3. Restart Windows Explorer

To restart Windows Explorer you need to open Task Manager first. You use  Ctrl + Alt + Del to open Task Manager  .

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Next, search for  Windows Explorer and select Restart.

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4. Use Windows 10's Troubleshooter Tool

This is the main tool used to fix Windows 10 errors automatically. You can use this tool to let Windows automatically diagnose and fix Taskbar freeze errors on your computer. You open Settings with  Windows + i key combination  and go to:  Update & security > Troubleshoot.

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Then you choose  Additional Troubleshooter > Run the troubleshooter  and wait for a while for the system to correct itself.

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5. Reset Windows 10

If you've tried everything and you still can't fix the Taskbar freeze error, the only way is to delete everything on Windows 10 and return it to the factory state that will be perfect. You open the Settings  application  and select  Update & Security > Recovery.

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In the This PC section,   select  Get started. You will have 2 options:

1. Keep my files:  Keep all important files and delete all settings and applications.
2. Remove everything:  Remove everything on the computer.

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Do you have a problem with the Taskbar bar on Windows 10? Hope the above information is useful to you. Good luck.

Lesley Montoya

Update 21 August 2021