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Article Number: 000152407

How do I restore the Microsoft Windows Taskbar and Start button if they have disappeared?

Summary: This article can help users learn how to restore the Microsoft Windows Taskbar and Start button if they have disappeared from the screen.

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Article Content

Symptoms

The Taskbar with the Start button on it can be hidden off-screen. To restore the Taskbar, use one of the following methods:

  1. Move your mouse cursor to the edge of the screen where the Taskbar was last located.
    A thin gray line should appear along the edge of the screen where the Taskbar was last seen. 
  2. When the cursor turns into a thin arrow pointing away from that edge, click and hold the left mouse button and drag away from that edge.
    This should allow users to drag the Taskbar to the wanted size.

Cause

Booting into Safe mode and back into normal Windows should help users get the Taskbar back:

See Dell Knowledge Base article How to Boot to Safe Mode in Windows 10 and Windows 11 for more information.

Resolution

For additional information, see Microsoft article Fix problems with the Start menu. This hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.

Article Properties

Affected Product

Operating Systems

Last Published Date

08 Mar 2023

Version

9

Article Type

Solution

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