If your Windows 10 taskbar is not working, it could manifest itself in a few different ways: the taskbar won’t respond to your clicks, icons won’t show up, or keyboard shortcuts won’t work.
How to Fix a Frozen Start Menu or Taskbar in Windows 10
The Windows 10 taskbar can crash for several reasons, including an incomplete operating system update, an update bug, corrupted system files, or corrupted user account files.
You may not realize how much you use the taskbar until it crashes. There are several ways to get the bottom bar back under control with these solutions:
Restart Windows Explorer. To do this, open Task Manager, click the Processes tab, right-click Windows Explorer (in the Windows Processes group), and choose Restart.
