| When something goes wrong with your taskbar, it | | | | worry; I'm not about to ask you to perform a |
| can really ruin your computer experience. Strange | | | | System Restore and try to remember the exact |
| taskbar behavior warrants immediate repair of | | | | date that this phenomenon occurred. Nor will you |
| the taskbar. The taskbar is like the air we breathe | | | | get to do something as challenging as reloading |
| in computer world. We rely on it to get even the | | | | your entire operating system. |
| simplest task done. The good news is that this | | | | This problem is not that complicated. Here's what |
| dilemma is easy to resolve. | | | | you do:o Go to Start or just press Ctrl+Esc and it |
| Just Drag and Click the Taskbar | | | | will pull up the start menu.o Select settings, |
| Have you ever had your taskbar end up on the | | | | Taskbar, and then Start Menu.o Make sure that |
| right-hand side of your screen or way up at the | | | | you have the auto hide off and the taskbar is |
| top? It's kind of like an American going to England | | | | unlocked.o Now if your taskbar is set to a zero |
| and being expected to drive on the left side of | | | | height, you can resize it. Usually a small line will |
| the road or vice versa. You can do it, but would | | | | appear at the bottom of the screen for you to |
| probably prefer not to. We are creatures of habit, | | | | click and drag back to its normal size.o After you |
| and this feature really doesn't seem to be | | | | fix it, don't forget to right click and lock the |
| preferred by most average computer users. | | | | taskbar back in place. |
| Just drag and click the toolbar back down to the | | | | When the Taskbar is Still Acting Strange |
| bottom and right click on that baby. Now check | | | | Does your taskbar still not want to restore |
| "Lock the Toolbar." You should be good to go. | | | | programs or when you try to fix the toolbar |
| How to Find a Hidden Taskbar | | | | settings, everything is grayed out? This may just |
| Sometimes, the taskbar will disappear when you | | | | be faulty registry keys. The next thing you want |
| run your mouse over it. Even better, you can't | | | | to do is check for any malware on the computer. |
| even see it on your desktop anywhere. | | | | After eliminating that, it may be time to run a |
| When the trusty drag and click method doesn't | | | | registry cleaner. For the more adept computer |
| work, you can try to reset the settings. Don't | | | | user, you may decide to do it yourself. |