Running applications not showing on taskbar - Please help


  1. Posts : 2
    Window 7 Pro x64
       #1

    Running applications not showing on taskbar - Please help


    Hi

    I showed some work colleagues that it is possible to set up a Windows 7 taskbar to look like the Windows XP taskbar. IE. No pinned apps, and one application for each instance of an open application.

    That was my downfall. I guess that good deeds aren't always rewarded.
    Anyway... I now have a problem that since I changed my profile to the Windows Classic profile, things went wrong for me.

    I no longer see my running applications on my taskbar, and I can only switch between apps by using Alt+Tab.

    Screen Snapshot shows Firefox open, but not showing on the taskbar. Typically I will have something like 10 or 15 applications open at a time, and it's a real pain in the but to have to Alt+Tab to switch between them.

    I have tried so many different things to fix the problem, that I can't remember them all, but here are some:

    1. Locking the taskbar
    2. Changing the properties of the taskbar
    3. I have no viruses or malware of any kind

    I have read that it could be a corrupt profile, but I cannot create a new profile because I am logged onto a domain, and cannot use a different user name on the domain.


    Is there anything else that anyone can suggest that I try to fix the problem?
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    Last edited by quincarroll; 20 Jun 2012 at 02:49. Reason: Spelling
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  2. Posts : 2,073
    Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit
       #2

    Hi quincarroll, Welcome to Sevenforums :)

    You can try SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker

    post back the result
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  3. Posts : 2
    Window 7 Pro x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Ok... Ran sfc /scannow. It got to 100% and closed. No messages. Is this correct?

    I re-started, and no difference.

    Any other ideas?
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  4. Posts : 2,073
    Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit
       #4

    Ok try the suggested solution in Open programs not appearing on taskbar

    You might be suffering from corrupted user account.
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