How To Refresh Task Bar !!top!! Access

Unlike a web browser, there is no shortcut to refresh just the Taskbar. Instead, you must restart the process that runs it: Windows Explorer .

Here are the 4 best ways to do it, from quickest to most thorough. This is the "soft reset" for your desktop environment. how to refresh task bar

If Task Manager opens in compact mode, click "More details" at the bottom. Unlike a web browser, there is no shortcut

Right-click on the Start button (or press Ctrl + Shift + Esc ) to open Task Manager . Unlike a web browser

Look for "Windows Explorer" in the list under the "Processes" tab. (Note: It is listed alphabetically).

Click once on Windows Explorer to highlight it.