![]() ![]() If you don’t have a Start menu from which to run programs, you can use the Task Manager’s File, New Task (Run…) to run the programs we need.Īs always, I strongly recommend you back up before attempting any of these approaches. If it does not, we need to explore other approaches to fixing it. That should restart Explorer and re-display your taskbar. Then, on the File menu, select Run New Task. (Screenshot: )Ĭlick on Task Manager. In Task Manager, if the File menu is not shown, click on “More details” near the bottom. The workaround: press CTRL+ALT+DEL, which brings up a menu of options. If it’s not running then it’s not around to do either of those things. That program is often called the “Windows Shell,” but it’s really “explorer.exe.” It displays the taskbar but also responds to the CTRL+ESC sequence. If CTRL+ESC didn’t bring it back, then the program that displays the taskbar probably isn’t running. The article “ How to Manage Taskbar Space” includes a short video showing the settings you can change to make it behave the way you want, and/or the approach to making it “big enough” once again. The workaround? Press CTRL+ESC to access the taskbar. If your taskbar magically reappears, then it’s probably simply been resized too small, repositioned somewhere you didn’t expect, or perhaps beneath another application that is running full-screen on your computer. If none of this resolves the issue, you may need to refresh or reset Windows. If that doesn’t work, check for malware and possibly corrupted system files. If that doesn’t work, use Task Manager to run “explorer.exe”. If that works, use Taskbar settings to reconfigure the taskbar so you can see it. Next, you’ll want to use the From: pull-down menu and pick Bookmarks HTML File:įinally, on the next dialog box, click the Choose file button, and select the bookmark.Press CTRL+ESC to bring up the taskbar if it’s hiding or in an unexpected location. Then, find the Import bookmarks and settings function like so: ![]() Pick someplace good, and remember where you saved it! On the next screen, you have to choose where you want bookmark.htm to be saved. On the What would you like to export? screen, pick everything and click Next:įor the folder, make sure the top Favorites folder is selected, and click Next: In the window that pops up, choose Export to a file, and click Next. Next, click the Star (favorites icon), then the down arrow, and then pick Import and export….If you do, you’re in luck! If you don’t, “Something went wrong”, which is Microsoft’s way of saying, “You’re screwed!” □ You should see all your bookmarks there.Click Start, and type: Internet Explorer.Isn’t this fun – and unnecessarily complicated? Thanks, MS! □ What you’re going to do here is install Chrome, export your IE bookmarks into a file, import that Bookmark file into Chrome, and then redo the steps above to import your bookmarks from Chrome instead of Internet Explorer. If you don’t have another browser, download and install Chrome. From the above screenshot, you can see I have Chrome installed. This is pretty handy, but there’s a problem: Edge currently cannot import bookmarks from an HTM file!įirst, you’ll need another browser installed on your puter. IE can export all your bookmarks as a file called bookmark.htm. If your bookmarks are there and you’re happy enough with IE, carry on! You’re done. So, you can just click Start and search for Internet Explorer, and run it. You should still have Internet Explorer installed on Windows 10, but it’s kind of “hidden”. That’s it! Your old Internet Explorer bookmark toolbar and all your favorites should now be restored. Then select Internet Explorer, and click the Import button: Once Edge is running, click the Hub icon in the upper right corner (3 horizontal lines) and then click the Favorites Settings link (which used to be called “Import Favorites”): Not to worry though, because it’s a piece of cake to restore all of your missing Favorites!įirst, open Edge, which is the blue “e” icon on your taskbar. You’d think the import of your bookmarks/favorites would happen automatically during the Windows 10 upgrade, but alas… If you used Internet Explorer in Windows 7 or 8, all your bookmarks were saved in your Favorites folder.Īfter the upgrade to Windows 10, you may discover that in the new version of IE, called Microsoft Edge, your favorites are missing! ![]()
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