Taskhost is stopping ... device install reboot required

Anonymous
2017-10-30T15:28:09+00:00

I have done a clean install of Windows 10 1709.  System, including on board USB, works fine until I plug into the motherboard connectors with external USB devices - card reader, front side usb ports.  Then when I go to windows, Cortana box and Start menu and task bar are inoperable.   When I shut down, I get the Taskhost is stopping..... message.

Have done the clean install several times and also did System File Checker.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-02-14T10:27:32+00:00

    This registry change fixed it for me!!

    • regedit to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WpnUserService"
    • add a DWORD (32bit) "DelayedAutostart" and set it to 1
    • add a DWORD (32bit) "AutoStartDelay" click on Decimal and set it for 60 (for 1 minute)

    Many thanks for the fix.  It solved the close down problem and gave me access to the start button as well.  All is back to normal(whatever that is).

    Thank you very much.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-02-13T01:14:39+00:00

    This registry change fixed it for me!!

    • regedit to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WpnUserService"
    • add a DWORD (32bit) "DelayedAutostart" and set it to 1
    • add a DWORD (32bit) "AutoStartDelay" click on Decimal and set it for 60 (for 1 minute)

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-02-12T15:55:00+00:00

    Dear people, 

    The problem occured for the third time on my pc today, the first time it just dissappeard after shutting down anyway and starting up the next day. Second time it got away by checking the disk when rebooting with the command: chkdsk /f in cmd as admin. This time it went away after starting windows in safe mode, then shutting down and restarting with my ethernet cable unplugged... so I guess this ethernet cable had something to do with that plug&play problem... 

    Hopfully this is helpfull for some people out there, 

    Good luck

    seppe

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-02-06T12:52:15+00:00

    You can't do a clean boot because you can't access the Start Menu.

    The Task Manager freezes Cortana, the Start button, etc.

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-01-29T18:18:00+00:00

    This got rid of the Task Host Window stalling the reboot.  and it made my taskbar behave properly again.

    Thanks!

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