Have you clicked on a program in your Windows taskbar and realized it’s missing? Sometimes the taskbar disappears and you see nothing at the bottom of your screen, and sometimes all that’s left is the Start button but everything else is gone.

So how do you get your taskbar back? Well, there are a few ways to restore the taskbar, but it’s also a good idea to know what can cause the taskbar to disappear.

In my experience, there are four main reasons why your taskbar may disappear:

Let's go through the possible solutions, starting with the simplest ones.