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    W7 taskbar freezes on startup

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Laurent05, Oct 13, 2013.

  1. Laurent05

    Laurent05 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello everybody.

    I ran into the following really weird problem:
    When I came I home from work today, I turned on my laptop to find out that the taskbar freezes on startup.
    The cursor shows a 'loading' sign when I hover over it.

    The weird thing is that everything else works, I can select and open documents/programs that are located on my desktop.
    I tried already several things.. The only thing that 'solved' the problem is creating a new user. There the taskbar doesn't freezes, only with the main user account.

    Runned anti virus check, tried restarting explorer, ...
    The last option now is reinstalling windows, but I'm not really keen on that one.
    So if any of you would know a possible solution?

    Thanks in advance, with kind regards.


    Lenovo W530
    i7-3820qm
    16gb 1600Mhz
    256gb msata ssd
    1tb hdd
    quadro k2000m
    w7 pro 64 bit
     
    Laurent05, Oct 13, 2013
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