Windows Power Shell Stopped Working
Sometimes, users might face intermittent issues with Windows System UI components. Such issues can give a bad user experience. One such UI element is the Taskbar. If you are also facing any issues where your Windows 10 Taskbar is not working properly or freezes, is unresponsive or stops working randomly, then this article can help you troubleshoot & fix the issue.There are several methods to fix a no-functioning taskbar. We’re going to list down the most effective methods. Windows 10 Taskbar not workingIf you are facing issues where your Windows 10 Taskbar is not working, is not responsive or freezes, then these suggestions are sure to help you fix the problem.Method 1: Restart Windows ExplorerThis is one simple fix that can help you restore your taskbar to working order. If the problem with the taskbar is not so critical, this method should do the job for you.
You won’t need to play or manipulate with other system settings. Here’s what you need to do:1. Press Windows Key + R combination on your keyboard to launch Run prompt.
Enter taskmgr.exe and hit Enter to open Task Manager.2. Now, under Processes tab, scroll down and look for Windows Explorer over there.3. Select Windows Explorer and click on Restart button in the bottom right corner.4. This should simply kill the Windows Explorer process and restart it in a little while.Check if this method resolves the issue for you.Method 2: Check for bad explorer addonsBoot your Windows 10 computer in and try to locate the offender by trial and error method. Maybe some File Explorer addon is interfering with the smooth functioning of explorer.exe.
If you can identify if, disable or remove that addon and see,Method 3: Re-registering the TaskbarIf the issue resurfaces, then try this method to fix it using Windows Powershell. Powershell is a command-line tool to configure system settings and automate Windows tasks.First, and then follow these steps to use Windows Powershell for fixing taskbar issues.
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What tool did you use to remove the poweliks?If you didn't use the ESETPoweliksCleaner I would suggest using it to be sure that it is gone. If you used the ESETPoweliksCleaner please post the log for this scan.Please download (by ESET) and save it to your Desktop.1. Double-click on ESETPoweliksCleaner.exe to start the tool.2. Read the terms of the End-user license agreement and click Agree.3. The tool will run automatically. If the cleaner finds a Poweliks infection, press the Y key on your keyboard to remove it.4.
If Poweliks was detected 'Win32/Poweliks was successfully removed from your system' will be displayed. Press any key to exit the tool and reboot your PC.The tool will produce a log in the same directory the tool was run from.Please copy and paste the log in your next reply. Thanks for the reply.
It was this tool, the ESETPoweliksCleaner.exe that I had run. I ran it again and attached the log file2.74MB 0 downloads. When it ran, it did NOT find Poweliks, I want to emphasize that.
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Neither the first time nor this second time. I also ran Malwarebytes with rootkit detection enabled, kill.com, Adwcleaner, JRT, as well as scanning with Panda Antivirus. Some junk was found, but nothing sinister. I am only concerned because my search had indicated that this had been a big issue, but the last discussions about it were a year or two ago. Perhaps it's not malware. Let's check what's going on using Autoruns:Autoruns by Sysinternals. Download and save Autoruns from.
Navigate to the directory in which you saved the file. Right-click on Autoruns64.exe, select Run as administrator, and accept any User Account Control prompts.
Wait for a minute or so, then go to File, Save., and save the file to your Desktop. Use the default name and ensure that the file extension while saving is.arn.
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Zip and attach the.arn file in your next post.Regards,bwv848Edited by bwv848, 10 April 2017 - 11:34 AM. A couple of years ago Poweliks was being found quite frequently, but I don't see it very often any more. You ran the ESET program which was very effective in removing this from computers infected with this bug. I made this suggestion because you had indicated that you believed this was the cause of your problem.bwv848's suggestion is well worth running.I hope my reply didn't seem ungrateful. I really do appreciate your help, I just wanted to make sure you knew all that I knew about it already. Thanks again.I will run the other scan when I return home a little later. Perhaps it's not malware.
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Let's check what's going on using Autoruns:Autoruns by Sysinternals. Download and save Autoruns from. Navigate to the directory in which you saved the file. Right-click on Autoruns64.exe, select Run as administrator, and accept any User Account Control prompts. Wait for a minute or so, then go to File, Save., and save the file to your Desktop.
Use the default name and ensure that the file extension while saving is.arn. Zip and attach the.arn file in your next post.Regards,bwv848Thanks, file attached below.324.03KB 4 downloads.