The Widgets icon on the Taskbar is missing / not working from my Windows 11 Taskbar computer. How do I get it active back on Windows 11 taskbar?

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The Widgets icon on the Taskbar is missing / not working from my Windows 11 Taskbar computer. How do I get it active back on Windows 11 taskbar?

Mudassar Rasool 20

I have tried all available methods on the internet.

Can someone help me to fix this?

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Harold Milan 17,595 Independent Advisor

Hi There,

The Widgets feature in Windows 11 relies on several background components, including:

Windows Web Experience Pack

Widgets.exe process

Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime

User account sign-in with a Microsoft account

The error 0x80010105 suggests that one of these components may be corrupted, not responding, or failing to initialize properly, which can cause the Widgets panel to crash or not appear at all.

Here’s a more advanced set of steps you can try:

Restart the Widgets Process

Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager

Look for Widgets.exe or Windows Widgets

If found, right-click and choose End Task

Then press Windows + W to relaunch the Widgets panel

Reinstall the Web Experience Pack

Open Microsoft Store

Search for “Windows Web Experience Pack”

If it’s installed, click Uninstall, then reinstall it

Restart your PC after reinstalling

Check WebView2 Runtime

Go to Settings > Apps > Installed Apps

Search for Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime

If it’s missing, download it from the official Microsoft site: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/

Enable Widgets via Taskbar Settings

Right-click the taskbar > Taskbar settings

Make sure Widgets is toggled On

If it’s missing entirely, proceed to the next step

Run System File Checker

Open Command Prompt as Administrator

Run:

sfc /scannow

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This will scan and repair any corrupted system files

Check for Windows Updates

Go to Settings > Windows Update

Let me know how it goes, Happy to help!

Mudassar Rasool 20 Reputation points

2025-10-23T02:54:35.8466667+00:00

Thank you very much Harold Milan, you have been very kind.
Steven Kan 0 Reputation points

2026-06-06T00:11:25.89+00:00

what if I cannot locate the widget.exe in the task process?

My clock app does not function.

my internet connection icon is also blank, ie missing. ie not being displayed.

My time display is also missing.

I suspect a trojan virus may have upset my desktop setting, or a windows update

My ideas to proceed would be helpful.

otherwise it is a complete re-install. :-(
Transplant West 10 Reputation points

2026-06-18T21:49:22.1266667+00:00

I had the same problems as user Stephen Kan. Reinstalled windows. what a two day nightmare, and half the things I hated but got accustomed to like weather in the taskbar, I can't get back.

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Mudassar Rasool 20 Reputation points

2025-10-23T02:54:35.8466667+00:00

Thank you very much Harold Milan, you have been very kind.
Steven Kan 0 Reputation points

2026-06-06T00:11:25.89+00:00

what if I cannot locate the widget.exe in the task process?

My clock app does not function.

my internet connection icon is also blank, ie missing. ie not being displayed.

My time display is also missing.

I suspect a trojan virus may have upset my desktop setting, or a windows update

My ideas to proceed would be helpful.

otherwise it is a complete re-install. :-(
Transplant West 10 Reputation points

2026-06-18T21:49:22.1266667+00:00

I had the same problems as user Stephen Kan. Reinstalled windows. what a two day nightmare, and half the things I hated but got accustomed to like weather in the taskbar, I can't get back.

Answer 1

Run these 4 commands on Command Prompt / Windows PowerShell ...... to fix this issue

Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object {$.InstallLocation -like "SystemApps"} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

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

$manifest = (Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsStore).InstallLocation + '\AppxManifest.xml' ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest

Get-appxpackage -all shellexperience -packagetype bundle |% {add-appxpackage -register -disabledevelopmentmode ($_.installlocation + "\appxmetadata\appxbundlemanifest.xml")}