One important aspect that makes an operating system great and effective for users is a clear, consistent user interface. In Windows, for instance, you can always rely on the taskbar for launching and navigating between applications. If somehow you find the taskbar has suddenly disappeared, here are a couple of ways to make it reappear and restore your access to the Start menu and program icons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If unlocked, the taskbar can be resized and repositioned. Move your mouse pointer to each edge (left, right, bottom and top) of the screen. If the pointer becomes a double-pointed arrow, you’ve determined the screen edge where your taskbar’s hiding. While the cursor is still a double-pointed arrow, click (and hold down) the left mouse button and drag towards the opposite side of the screen to resize. Release the mouse button when the taskbar is sized to your liking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To reposition, click (and hold down) the left mouse button on an empty area on the taskbar, drag towards another edge of the screen and release the button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s best that you lock the taskbar to prevent further changes. Simply right-click an empty area on the taskbar and select Lock<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If the taskbar has its auto-hide setting enabled, you can easily bring it up by hovering the mouse pointer to the edge of the screen where it’s positioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many people opt to auto-hide the taskbar to save a wee bit of space on the desktop. But if you want it on permanent display, right-click an empty area on the taskbar and select Properties<\/span>. Under the Taskbar tab of the dialog box, uncheck Auto-hide<\/span>. Click OK<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s possible that some error has caused explorer.exe to crash. Better known as Windows Explorer, it’s the default file manager that provides you with the necessary user interface and graphical elements to better interact with Windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To restart explorer.exe, launch the Task Manager by pressing Ctrl<\/span>+Shift<\/span>+Esc<\/span>. Go to the Processes<\/span> tab, and:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Find and select explorer.exe<\/span> in the list, and click the End Process<\/span> button. Click the other End Process <\/span>button if it appears. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Go to File<\/span>, select New Task (Run\u2026)<\/span>, type explorer<\/span> and press OK<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Find and select Windows Explorer in the list and click the Restart button.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCheck If the Windows Taskbar Is Set to Automatically Hide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Restart the Explorer.Exe Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
For Windows 7 and earlier<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
For Windows 8 and 8.1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n