Windows 10 Taskbar Not Working

[Mikeepower]

Hey guys,

Basically, my Windows 10 button, Cortana and everything to the right side of my taskbar aren't working. They're showing up on the taskbar but when I click on them nothing happens. For example, if I try to click on the Windows button on the bottom left to bring up my menu, nothing comes up. Right click still works and I'm trying to find a fix. I was going to reset my PC but keep my files, however it would've uninstalled all of my programs, even my MSI & NVIDIA programs and I didn't want to have to reinstall my drivers again. I then tried going back to Windows 7 and it said that I might have to reinstall some programs again, not a list just literally "You may have to install some programs again." I don't want to revert and lose all my stuff. If there's a fix for it that doesn't involve resetting my PC or reverting back to Windows 7 I would appreciate it if you could tell me, but if I have to reset my PC or revert to Windows 7 will it uninstall all my programs? I also have a Windows 7 Disk so if I were to use that would that also wipe all my programs? I want to find a fix but with all my stuff left intact.

Thanks

 

[Mikeepower]

[FONT=Tahoma]I tried a system restore point from about 9 hours before it started messing up but I get the error

"System Restore did not complete successfully. Your computer's system files and settings were not changed.

Details:
System Restore failed while restoring the directory from the restore point.
Source: AppxStaging
Destination: %ProgramFiles%\WindowsApps
An unspecified error occurred during System Restore. (0x80070005)"

I would use a different restore point but the others are:

17/01/2016 09:35:40 | Restore Operation | Undo
(This was way after the problem started happening)
16/01/16 10:36:07 | Windows Modules Installer | Install
(This is the one I tried doing but kept getting the error)
11/01/16 16:34:49 | MSI(R) Intel(R) Extreme Tuning Utility | Install
(I might try this one soon, only problem is it is a point from practically a week ago)

Taskbar's still not working...[/FONT]

 

[Mikeepower]

I did the system restore point from the 11th and it works fine now

 

[bazz2004]

I had a similar situation and it was because my netbook was in Tablet Mode - see Settings then System. I was panicking and even thought I might have to do a reinstall. Sorted in seconds.

 

[DavidBailey]

Screen-shots would really help explaining & fixing problems.
So few use them.

 

[mailpup]

Screen-shots would really help explaining & fixing problems.
So few use them.

Since the OP seems to have fixed his problem 2 years ago, you probably won't get one.

 

[DavidBailey]

Since the OP seems to have fixed his problem 2 years ago, you probably won't get one.

I'm so stupid I stink.