Several ways to restore the taskbar at the bottom of the screen

While working on a personal computer, the user may encounter many problems. Sometimes they manifest themselves directly during the session, and sometimes appear after a reboot. This article will give instructions for beginners on how to restore the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. We will look at many reasons for the manifestation of such a problem and, of course, ways to fix the problem. Read the text carefully to find the effective guide for getting the taskbar back.

If the panel was hidden

Let's start with the simplest option - when the panel was hidden directly by the user. If you booted up your computer and suddenly found that the taskbar was gone, don't panic in the first place: it might just be hidden. There is an effective way to check this: just hover over the place where it was. If elementappears, so this is our case. We also note that in some cases it makes sense to move the cursor over all corners of the screen: it is possible that in addition to the option to hide the panel, the panel has also been moved.

Now let's go directly to how to restore the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. There is only one way in this case - disable the hide option in the system settings. Here's how it's done:

1. Open the "Control Panel". Usually this is done through the "Start" menu, but now it is simply not on the screen, so we will use the "Run" window.
2. Press Win+R on your keyboard.
3. In the window that appears, enter the control command and execute it.
4. After the "Control Panel" is open, find the item "Taskbar and Start Menu" in the list and open it.
5. A new window will appear where you need to uncheck "Auto-hide panel".
6. Press OK.

Immediately after that, the panel should be displayed. If this happened, then you did everything right. All previously open program windows can be closed and you can enjoy normal computer work.

If the panel is displayed elsewhere

It has already been said a little higher that the location of the taskbar can change. Let's just say that this happens through the fault of the user himself. Fortunately, the problem can be solved fairly easily. Two instructions will now be provided on how to restore the taskbarat the bottom of the screen. The first involves changing its location by changing the corresponding parameters in the system settings. The second method uses only the corresponding mode and the mouse, with which you can change the location of the panel.

Method number 1: through the "Properties"

Let's start, perhaps, with a more time-consuming method, which is performed through the computer settings. Here's what you need to do to get the panel back:

1. Hover over the taskbar and press the right mouse button.
2. Select "Properties".
3. The window we need will open. You need to set the "Pin" mark in it.
4. From the drop-down list, which is located just below, select the location, respectively, select "Bottom".
5. Click "Apply" and then click "OK".

After that, you can close all windows. This was the first way to restore the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.

Method number 2: using the mouse

Actually, there is a faster way to bring the bar back to the bottom of the screen. As mentioned earlier, for this you just need to activate a special mode and use the mouse. Let's take a closer look:

1. First you need to unpin the taskbar. This is done by right-clicking on it and selecting "Lock the taskbar". After that, the checkmark next to it should disappear.
2. Once you unpinpanel, a dotted line will appear on it.
3. Hover over it and hold down the left mouse button.
4. Move the cursor to the bottom of the screen, with the taskbar following the mouse.
5. Once it's in place, release the button to lock it in place.

This was the second way to restore the taskbar at the bottom of the screen when it was moved. But it also happens that she just disappeared, and she is nowhere to be found.

When the panel disappeared completely

Probably not all users know, but the Explorer.exe process is responsible for the taskbar, which is also responsible for the "Explorer" and for displaying icons on the desktop. Accordingly, if the taskbar disappeared on your computer, and after it all the shortcuts, then you need to restore the Explorer.exe process. Now it will be described in detail how to restore the taskbar at the bottom of the screen if a broken process is the culprit.

1. Press Win+R.
2. In the window that appears, enter the command Explorer.exe.
3. Press OK.

After a while, the panel should appear, and with it the desktop icons. Now you know all the ways to restore the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. We hope one of the instructions helped you.