29 questions with Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar tags

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How can I get the weather temperature displayed on my taskbar of my PC

How can I get the local weather temperature displayed on my taskbar?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2025-08-01T16:50:06.8433333+00:00
Don Herrin 20 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-09-23T19:20:22.39+00:00
Kyle Pitre 0 Reputation points
2 answers

my bottom task bar is gone

first when I clicked it did not work and now its gone

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-09-01T16:52:18.4433333+00:00
DANIELA MENDLIK 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-01T17:31:14.7233333+00:00
John DeV 170.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer

Onedrive will not pin to sidebar

My Onedrive icon left my sidebar and I am unable to add it back. It will allow me to pin the app, but it does not show on the side bar-only the pop out

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-08-27T17:55:23.3433333+00:00
Valerie Morroni 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-28T20:06:15.4566667+00:00
Airbus A350 8,195 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
7 answers

Why is Amazon appearing on my taskbar?

This week an Amazon icon started appearing in my taskbar, pressing it just opens an amazon.de tab in Edge. How do I stop amazon from appearing in my taskbar?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-05-28T06:03:59.44+00:00
Darciukas 21 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-26T16:45:19.7166667+00:00
David Barreto 0 Reputation points
1 answer

add onedrive to taskbar on windows 10

describe how to add a onedrive icon to the windows 10 taskbar

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-07-08T23:38:44.6933333+00:00
Barry Willis 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-09T00:15:57.3866667+00:00
Christine Luna 27,200 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

remove windows shield from taskbar so that i can use the taskbar

there is a windows blue and yellow shield flashing in my taskbar and it prevents me from using the icons in the task bar, so how do i remove the flashing shield so that i can use the task bar

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-05-15T15:19:44.6033333+00:00
kathleen joyce 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-15T16:05:05.5533333+00:00
Rodrigo Queiroz 78,720 Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

My missing task bar and how to get it back

How to get back the task bar at the bottom of my laptop screen

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-04-26T01:59:00.39+00:00
Shelom Anderson 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-27T18:02:05.8266667+00:00
Lucus-V 13,485 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

toolbar1234567

This also happened once on Win 10. A question for Microsoft: should I remove the good options? An option to change the position of the toolbar?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-04-24T11:23:58.6466667+00:00
Janek Magiera From Poland 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-24T11:57:26.67+00:00
DaveM121 937K Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

Shortcut will not pin to the taskbar

I have created a shortcut to a program and have it in my start menu but would like to put it on the taskbar, yet I have no options to. It doesn't allow click and dragging, there is no option to pin in the context menu. I can make a shortcut of any…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-04-11T18:49:00.0266667+00:00
Jay Marcum 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-15T01:03:04.14+00:00
Hendrix-V 19,650 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

How do I get my desktop back to the way it was before update

i want my desktop to be the way it was before the update. How do I get it back to the way it was before?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-01-01T23:56:32.05+00:00
Becky Curry 15 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-04T17:49:51.1366667+00:00
Judy Knox 0 Reputation points
11 answers

Taskbar issue

I am not sure how this happened, but a couple days ago, I suddenly got a duplicate "google" on the taskbar whenever I open Edge to google.com. I have tried unpinning it and it will not let me and if I close either one, both close. How do I…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2025-08-14T01:45:58.06+00:00
Jay Wink 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-31T07:39:50.24+00:00
Clary-N 16,565 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

how to open search page in Google Chrome from windows task bar

I pinned Google Chrome to my windows task bar - when I click on it I'm not getting the search page

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-03-13T17:10:14.18+00:00
Trisha Yates 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-15T05:42:48.89+00:00
Hendrix-V 19,650 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

How to get rid of this?

Preferably don't have it load at all startup is already slow and I definitely don't need this useless distraction.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2026-01-16T20:38:07.7233333+00:00
Hao 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-16T21:14:39.47+00:00
John DeV 170.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

I removed an icon from my task bar in microsoft 10. how do I get it back?

I removed an icon from my task bar in microsoft 10. how do I get it back? Moved from: Microsoft 365 Insider | Outlook | Windows

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2025-12-16T00:10:43.56+00:00
Paula Wolfe 20 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-12-16T15:08:11.0433333+00:00
Gérard Oomens 132.7K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
1 answer

in windows 10 on the task bar when I click on the time date, a calendar flyout used to display. it no longer is displayed

in windows 10 on the task bar when I click on the time date, a calendar flyout used to display. it no longer is displayed

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2025-11-22T14:02:28.07+00:00
Denise J Grimes 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-22T18:31:47.0266667+00:00
aReply4u0084 885 Reputation points
1 answer

why has Opera Gx turned red on my taskbar? (Windows 10)

Earlier today i noticed my web browser opera gx having a red backround. ive seen yellow/orange meaning requires attention and green meaning a progress bar but never red. its been like this all day and ive even reopened the app. can someone please help?…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2025-10-30T23:41:24.0366667+00:00
OctalTripod1220 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-10-31T00:31:16.9833333+00:00
Kimberly Olaño 23,615 Reputation points
1 answer

my task bar won't disappear when not used

the task bar won't hide even though i have told it to do so in the settings

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2025-10-09T12:48:53.8566667+00:00
Derek Squirell 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-10-09T13:21:59.73+00:00
John DeV 170.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
11 answers

August 26, 2025 KB5063842 (OS Build 19045.6282) Taskbar feels clunky after update

Hello, After the new KB5063842 update, my taskbar has a slight delay. When I have two tabs open and switch between them with the mouse, there is a noticeable delay, but alt-tabbing works flawlessly. Same thing happens when I click show hidden icons via…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2025-08-28T20:09:32.4366667+00:00
thom b 10 Reputation points
answered 2025-09-26T05:45:12.65+00:00
Lester Bernard Reyes 85,835 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

windows wont start at log in

windows functionality disabled or not working and wont start at log in

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2025-09-08T12:40:23.1566667+00:00
gary j blais 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-09-08T13:12:18.1933333+00:00
DaveM121 937K Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

Windows taking a lot of time to open/show taskbar icons

Hello, Windows takes a long time to load task bar icons. In safe mode works perfectly and without any delay, however when I run it normally it takes a few minutes. Drivers are up-to-date. Thanks in advance

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Task Bar
asked 2025-08-31T10:55:49.6+00:00
André Machado 20 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-31T11:49:14.1533333+00:00
André Machado 20 Reputation points