Taskbar Widgets keep closing, won't stay open

Anonymous
2021-10-05T23:12:50+00:00

I downloaded the full Win 11 ISO today from Microsoft and installed it on my desktop PC (over Win 10 Pro). I had been using my laptop for the Insider Preview Beta. Everything works OK on the Desktop PC install except the Widgets. When I click on the Widgets icon, it flys open and then closes right away. Rebooted a few times, removed and added Widgets from the Taskbar, but it still closes right away.

Windows Insider program | Windows Insider preview | Desktop environment and Start menu

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-10-19T11:13:41+00:00

    I rolled back to Win 10 and did an upgrade install of the Win 11 282 beta build.

    Still have the same issue. Widgets open for a second and then closes.

    So far all of the suggestions on here that I've tried hasn't been able to fix it.

    I find it weird that when Win 11 was still in beta over the past few months, the Widgets worked just fine.

    I guess I could roll back to Win 10 again and install one if the earlier Beta builds just to see if Widgets will work.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-10-19T01:33:22+00:00

    This was just updated from MS Store:

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    Only Says GET and wont download:

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-10-18T23:23:46+00:00

    See if the Administratifve command prompts can fix it;

    sfc /scannow

    dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

    The DISM one did actually fix another issue of mine concerning Task Manager so maybe it's worth a try here.

    The SFC said it found no issues. I ran the DISM. But still have the problem.

    This was just updated from MS Store:

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    Ok, I will see tonight if I can get it to install.

    Otherwise I can reinstall this build 258, or the new beta build 282 over this one.

    Or do the roll back to Win 10 19043 and install the new Beta build 282 from there.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-10-18T22:11:14+00:00

    See if the Administratifve command prompts can fix it;

    sfc /scannow

    dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

    The DISM one did actually fix another issue of mine concerning Task Manager so maybe it's worth a try here.

    The SFC said it found no issues. I ran the DISM. But still have the problem.

    This was just updated from MS Store:

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-10-18T09:16:51+00:00

    See if the Administratifve command prompts can fix it;

    sfc /scannow

    dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

    The DISM one did actually fix another issue of mine concerning Task Manager so maybe it's worth a try here.

    The SFC said it found no issues. I ran the DISM. But still have the problem.

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