i accidenltly lost my windows start bar and just cant find it??? where it can be??

Question

its not working.....

Answer 1

Don't you just hate that when it happens? I have that problem with my car keys, I find them by looking under cushions. (I also find loose change) Oh yeah you can't look for a lost windows start bar.

This may help:

I've lost my Windows Taskbar how do I get it back?

This is caused by either the Taskbar being on Auto hide or the computer user accidentally hiding the Taskbar by dragging it down too far.

Verify Auto hide is not activated by following the below steps.

1. Press CTRL + ESC or your Windows key to make Start menu appear.
2. Click Settings and choose Taskbar & Start menu
3. Verify that Auto Hide is not checked.

If Auto Hide is not enabled move the task bar up by following the below steps.

1. Press CTRL + ESC or your Windows key to make Start menu appear.
2. Try to notice where the Start menu appeared; generally, it should be the bottom left corner.
3. Press ESC. You should now notice a small gray line at the location of where the start was.
4. Move the mouse over that gray line, when in the appropriate position your mouse cursor should change. Once the mouse cursor changes, click and hold the mouse button and move the bar up.

Still unable to get the task bar to move up.

If after following the above two recommendations you are still unable to get the task bar to be displayed, reboot the computer and load the computer into safe mode. Once in safe mode, reboot the computer once again and the task bar should be restored.

Additional information and help with getting into safe mode can be found on document CHSAFE.

My Taskbar moved to the left, top, or right side of the screen

It is common for users to mistakenly move their Taskbar to the left, top, or right side of the screen while working on their computer. If you wish to return the Taskbar to the default position (the bottom of the screen), follow the below steps.

How to move the Taskbar

Moving the Taskbar is simple once you understand the basic steps involved. To move the Taskbar, move your mouse cursor to where the time is currently displayed on the Taskbar. Once your mouse cursor is over the time, click and hold the mouse button down, and while holding the mouse button down, move your cursor to the middle edge of where you want the Taskbar to be. For example, if you wish to return the Taskbar back to its original position, move the cursor to the bottom center of the screen. When the Taskbar has moved to its new location, release the button.

How do I resize the Taskbar?

To resize the Taskbar move your mouse cursor to the top edge of the Taskbar. When the mouse is in the correct position, the cursor should change to a double-headed arrow pointing up and down. When the cursor is in this shape, click and hold the mouse button and move the Taskbar up or down, increasing or decreasing the size of the Taskbar.

I have lost an icon on my Taskbar how do I get it back?

Icons on the task bar or systray are associated icons with a program installed or running on your computer. To get these icons back you must either open and run a program or install / reinstall the program associated with that icon.

Can I add an icon to my systray or Taskbar?

If you have Windows 95 or Windows NT the answer is no. If you have Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, or Windows XP you can add an icon to your quick launch portion of your Taskbar. To add the quick launch portion to your Taskbar, right click on the time in your Systray and select Toolbars and verify that the quick launch option is checked.

Once this has been checked you will have a new section generally to the right of the Start button which has small icons much like what is in the Systray. You can either drag shortcuts from your desktop or other areas of your computer to this area to create an icon on your Taskbar. Or your can cut and past icons into this section of your Taskbar.

I have a double row or two or more rows for the Taskbar

The Microsoft Windows Taskbar can be stretched to have approximately 15 rows of available space to display each of the open programs. Often users may mistakenly stretch this bar to display two or three rows of icons. To increase or decrease the size of the Taskbar simply move you mouse cursor to the top edge of the taskbar. When your mouse changes to a double-headed arrow click your left mouse button and drag the Taskbar up or down to increase or decrease the size of the Taskbar.

How do I enable or disable the Taskbar Auto-hide?

To enable or disable the Auto-hide feature that automatically hides the taskbar if not in use follow the below steps.

1. Click Start
2. Click Settings and then Taskbar and Start Menu
3. Once in the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties window check the Auto-hide the taskbar option if you wish to enable this feature or uncheck this option to disable it.

Answer 2

Place your cursor at the very bottom of your screen and see if a little up/down arrow appears. If so then drag the top of the bar back up, you may have hidden it by mistake.

Answer 3

you mah have accidentally resized the start bar to be below the bottom of your window... try moving your cursor to the very very bottom of your window or press the windows key, which is between the ALT and CTRL key (it shows the windows flag) p[ressing that at any time will open your startmenu for you...

Answer 4

suited-click on a sparkling portion of the job bar, opt for residences, and then make optimistic the “vehicle-disguise the taskbar” is cleared and the “save the taskbar on good of different dwelling house windows” is checked. Edit: pass into the administration panel and look for the Taskbar and start up up Menu applet. make optimistic the vehicle-disguise the job bar is cleared and the save the taskbar on good of different dwelling house windows is checked.

Answer 5

most likely you draged it down to the bottom

look at the bottom of your screen and y0u should see one or 2 pixles of blue or whatever color your bar is click and drag this up to adjust the height of your start bar

Answer 6

It might be hidden. Go to your Control Panel, then click on the Taskbar and Start Menu icon. You can set it so that your taskbar is always visible.

Answer 7

you have probably set it to autohide. Move your mouse towards the bottom of the screen and it will probably show up. Then right click in it and change the settings back to lock taskbar

Answer 8

Try dragging it out from the bottom of your screen. Make your pointer turn into one of those "enlarger" icons by moving your mouse toward the bottom.

Answer 9

try moving your mouse to the bottom of the screen. It should either appear (you have it set to auto-hide) or you should be able to drag it out if it was resized too much.

Answer 10

If you move your cursor down to the bottom of the screen, the start box should pop up at the bottom left of the screen.

~Cindy! :)