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
    2021-10-19T18:11:53+00:00

    I don't have any problems with Widgets and the WebView2 runtime is listed in the installed apps.

    What I don't understand is where or how you get this screenshot below, could you explain, thanks.

    Hi fg,

    I don't have any problems either. The screenshot comes from Task Manager

    OK, thanks, I couldn't figure out where you got it from, could find any of those names using a search in file explorer on the C: disk. Not even Widgets.exe. 😎

    ,, I have to use the workaround to get Task Manager working on 22478 ! 😁

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-10-19T22:14:48+00:00

    I had read there was a Widget Fix in the Dev build 22478, so was going to try that next. But your saying the Task ,Manager has an issue and needs a work around?

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-10-19T22:52:19+00:00

    I had read there was a Widget Fix in the Dev build 22478, so was going to try that next. But your saying the Task ,Manager has an issue and needs a work around?

    The Task Manager problem does not affect all the machines, but if you get the problem the workaround is quite simple.

    Just disable this settings in Accounts -> Sign-In Options and reboot, and Task Manager will work fine.

    Image

    Turn it off and reboot:

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    B.T.W.

    Widgets works fine for me on all Builds 22000.258, 22000.282 and 22478.1012.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-10-19T23:22:25+00:00

    Ok still can't figure out why the Widgets worked on all the beta build (before RTM release), but it has issues with the RTM and future builds.

    Each time I want to try a new build, I roll back to Win 10 and then install it as an upgrade.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-10-19T23:45:46+00:00

    Ok still can't figure out why the Widgets worked on all the beta build (before RTM release), but it has issues with the RTM and future builds.

    Each time I want to try a new build, I roll back to Win 10 and then install it as an upgrade.

    Save an image backup of windows 10 and then try a clean install of windows 11 either Public Build or Development to see if that works.

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