PROBLEM with access

[Browning 9mm]

logged on today, and the strip along the bottom with accedss to everthing is blank.

any ideas on how to get it back.
PLEASE

[ntpntpntp]

Not sure exactly what you're referring to?   I must admit I've never used any links at the bottom of the page, everything I need is at the top    What links do you use that were at the bottom?

[Browning 9mm]

axxess to open files, even date n/ time etc all disappeared.

[ntpntpntp]

Are you referring to the task bar on the computer, rather than the forum web pages?

Windows, Apple, Android?   So the task bar is there but totally empty?   Try restarting the computer?

[njee20]

Sounds like the task bar.

Go to the Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) and restart "Windows Explorer" under processes. Should bring it back.

Restarting should also solve it.

[Browning 9mm]

without the task bar, how do I access restart
cannot even access the windows icon to slepp / close etc. tried turning off computer but same when it came back on

[chrism]

Have you checked that the taskbar hasn't been automatically hidden? Move the cursor to the bottom of the screen and, if it has, the taskbar should pop up.

Just to make sure it hasn't been moved as well, try moving the cursor to the top and to each side of the screen to see if the taskbar appears.

If that works, right-click on an empty area of the taskbar and select "Taskbar Settings". Make sure that "Automatically hide the taskbar" is turned off.

[PaulCheffus]

without the task bar, how do I access restart
cannot even access the windows icon to slepp / close etc. tried turning off computer but same when it came back on

Hi

Have you hidden the task bar by accident?

Move the mouse to the bottom of the screen and see if it pops up. If so right click on it and one of the menu items should show hide as ticked. Untick it and the taskbar should come back.

Pressing the windows key on the keyboard should bring up the windows menu.

Do you have any desktop icons? If so you could try ctrl+alt+del to bring up task manager. Under the file menu choose run and type in explorer this should restart the windows explorer that also contains the desktop icons.

Cheers

Paul

[Browning 9mm]

Have you checked that the taskbar hasn't been automatically hidden? Move the cursor to the bottom of the screen and, if it has, the taskbar should pop up.

Just to make sure it hasn't been moved as well, try moving the cursor to the top and to each side of the screen to see if the taskbar appears.

If that works, right-click on an empty area of the taskbar and select "Taskbar Settings". Make sure that "Automatically hide the taskbar" is turned off.

tried vthat, no use, no sign of task bar

[keithfre]

without the task bar, how do I access restart

Ctrl-Esc ought to do it.

[Browning 9mm]

without the task bar, how do I access restart
cannot even access the windows icon to slepp / close etc. tried turning off computer but same when it came back on

Hi

Have you hidden the task bar by accident?
no

Move the mouse to the bottom of the screen and see if it pops up. If so right click on it and one of the menu items should show hide as ticked. Untick it and the taskbar should come back.

Pressing the windows key on the keyboard should bring up the windows menu.

Do you have any desktop icons? If so you could try ctrl+alt+del to bring up task manager. Under the file menu choose run and type in explorer this should restart the windows explorer that also contains the desktop icons.

Cheers

Paul

was ok last night when I chose sleep. turned off compuer when the problem appeared when I logged back on.
when it came back on same problem.

without the task bar, how do I access restart
cannot even access the windows icon to slepp / close etc. tried turning off computer but same when it came back on

Hi

Have you hidden the task bar by accident?

Move the mouse to the bottom of the screen and see if it pops up. If so right click on it and one of the menu items should show hide as ticked. Untick it and the taskbar should come back.

Pressing the windows key on the keyboard should bring up the windows menu.

Do you have any desktop icons? If so you could try ctrl+alt+del to bring up task manager. Under the file menu choose run and type in explorer this should restart the windows explorer that also contains the desktop icons.

Cheers

Paul

tried this, and the task icons came back. you are a star, many, many thanks

[Browning 9mm]

THANK YOU to all of you, still not sure what exactly fixed it, but assume the collective knowledge of this amazing forum.

[Trainfish]

It may have been the subliminal message I sent along the A342, A303, then onto the M3, turned right onto the M25, sat at the A3 junction for a while, then eventually down the A23. Either that or the Ctrl/Alt/Del and Task Manager option. Glad it's sorted anyway