Taskbar disappearing start orb left behind

VirtualPenguin

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Hi all, I would greatly appreciate it if you guys could help me with this problem:
The taskbar is disappearing, and the start orb is left behind, I have no idea how this happened and it doesn't happen on my laptop. I'm using two different sized screens if it matters...

/EDIT screenshot attached, specs updated

/EDIT 2 Also the only way to fix it is by terminating explorer.exe and restarting it again
 

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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self build
OS
Windows 7 Professional x86 (RTM)
CPU
Intel E8400 @ 3.00 GHz
Motherboard
Intel DX38BT
Memory
2x1GB DDR3 Patriot 1333Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX 1GB
Hard Drives
Samsung F1 750 GB 32 MB buffer 7200 rpm
PSU
Corsair TX650W
Hello VirtualPenguin,

It may be a glitch in just this user account. As a test, create a new administrator account and see if it does it in it.

If not, then you can copy the contents of your old user account's user folders into the corresponding new account's user folders. You can then delete the old user account from within the new account after everything checks out ok.

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
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Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
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2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
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Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
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Google Chrome
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Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
problem, a lot of people would love this =P

best of luck fixing!
Thanks,
Kukag
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 940 3.0 Stock
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
Memory
G.SKILL DDR2 800 PI Black 4GB+Corsair XMS2 Xtrm Gaming 2GB
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS EN8800GT TOP (Fact OC)
Monitor(s) Displays
Optiquest 20" Flatscreen
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Seagate 3.5' 7200RPM 750GB HDD
PSU
Antec NeoHE 550W
Cooling
Stock AMD Phenom HSF
Keyboard
Logitech G15
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Charter HighSpeed 10 Down / 5 Up
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