Question Windows 10 Taskbar not responding

[Akronox]

I've had this issue appear out of nowhere for around 3 days now. Every time I boot up my PC, the taskbar is blank and frozen and it says "Microsoft Windows - This application is not responding. Do you want to end this process?" and I click "end Process." The thing is it restarts the EXPLORER.exe service but nothing happens, and it's in a continuous loop. I've tried stopping the EXPLORER.exe and re-starting it, updating software, re-installing my peripherals' software to see if that was the issue, but nothing. The only way to solve the issue is to restart the computer but that solution is too inconvenient every time I want to start up my PC.

 

[Colif]

try turning fast start up off and see if that removes need for a restart
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4189-turn-off-fast-startup-windows-10-a.html

right click start button

choose powershell (admin)

copy/paste this command into window:

Repair-WindowsImage -Online -RestoreHealth and press enter

Then type SFC /scannow and press enter

First command repairs the files SFC uses to clean files, and SFC fixes system files

SFC = System File Checker. First command runs DISM - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/what-is-dism?view=windows-11

 

[Akronox]

It's a weird problem, as when I started up my PC today the problem didn't show up. It just comes and goes. I've tried doing the sfc command and the RestoreHealth command when this first happened but sometimes the same error resulted.

 

[Colif]

try running fast startup off, only as you say a restart fixes it.
windows with fast start up on is never off, its sleeping when you turn it off.
the only time a windows with it on is actually off is during a restart
turning fast startup off means PC is actually off when you shut it down.

So if you only have a hdd boot time will be slower with it off. But drivers might actually work right.

explorer might be conflicting with something else at start up.

try updating driver software, it might fix it.

 

[Akronox]

Sorry for not updating, but as of now I haven't seen the issue pop up anymore. Weird things happen sometimes... eye roll

 

[Colif]

No rush, its your post. If problem doesn't happen, thats a good thing.

A windows update may have fixed it.