[Full Fixes] Can’t Click on the Taskbar on Windows 10/11

Can’t Click on Taskbar on Windows 10/11! What Should You Do?

When you use your computer, you may encounter different issues like can’t click on the taskbar on your Windows device. The taskbar issues on Windows 10/11 are very common. If you are also bothered by these issues, you can keep on reading to get some useful solutions.

Fix 1: Restart Windows Explorer

When you encounter taskbar issues on Windows 10/11, the easiest and quickest method is to reset the taskbar by restarting Windows Explorer. Here is the guide:

1. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc at the same time and select Task Manager from the pop-up interface to open Task Manager.
2. Click More details (if necessary) to show up all processes that are running.
3. Under Processes, right-click Windows Explorer and select Restart. The taskbar will disappear and appear again after some seconds. After that, you can go to check if you can click or right-click on the taskbar successfully.

Fix 2: Re-Register Taskbar

You can use Windows PowerShell to re-register the taskbar on your Windows 10/11 computer.

1. Press Windows + X to open the WinX menu and select Windows PowerShell (Admin) to run Windows PowerShell as administrator.

2. Type the following command into Windows PowerShell and press Enter.

Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}

3. When the process ends, you need to restart your computer.

Fix 3: Run Windows Troubleshooter

You can also use the system built-in Windows Troubleshooter to fix the taskbar issues on Windows 10/11. To be specific, you can use the System Maintenance troubleshooter and the Performance troubleshooter to fix the issue.

1. Press Windows + S to open the search interface and search for CMD.
2. Right-click Command Prompt from the search result and select Run as administrator.
3. Enter this command %systemroot%\system32\msdt.exe -id MaintenanceDiagnostic, and press Enter to open the System Maintenance troubleshooter.
4. Enter this command %systemroot%\system32\msdt.exe -id PerformanceDiagnostic, and press Enter to open the Performance troubleshooter.
5. When the process ends, you still need to restart your computer and check if the issue is perfectly solved.

Fix 4: Run a DISM and SFC Scan

An SFC scan can find and fix missing or corrupted system files, which can be the cause of can’t click taskbar on Windows 10/11. If you are running Windows 10 or Windows 11, you need to first run DISM and then run SFC.

1. Press Windows + S to open the search interface and search for CMD.

2. Right-click Command Prompt from the search result and select Run as administrator.

3. Type the following commands one by one and press Enter after each.

• DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
• DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
• DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

4. Wait until the process ends. Then, type sfc /scannow and press Enter to run a SFC scan.

5. When the process ends, you need to restart your computer and check if you can click the taskbar as normal.

Fix 5: Update or Re-Install the Graphics Drivers

Outdated or corrupted graphics drivers can also cause taskbar issues on Windows 10/11. You can update the graphics drivers or reinstall the graphics drivers to have a try.

Fix 6: Switch to another User Account or Create a New User Account

Some users fix this taskbar issue by switching to another user account or creating a new user account. If the above fixes can’t help you solve the issue, you can use this method to have a try.

Fix 7: Perform a System Restore

If the above 6 fixes don’t work to solve the issue, you can consider performing a system restore to restore your Windows 10/11 to a previous point when the taskbar can work normally.

Bottom Line

These are the methods to fix the issue of can’t click on the taskbar or can’t right-click on the taskbar on Windows 10/11. We hope you can find a suitable method here.

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