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
    2018-01-17T21:18:49+00:00

    I had the same pronlem. Please try my fix and lose faith in Microsoft (again) if this fix helps you.

    I determined that it was cortina that was in the lastest update, so I disabled my microphone, as I have noted on another pc that without a microphone, cortina does not start.

    after a reboot this left me with the PC getting stuck in a loop trying to update. So obviously it was looking for the driver fix. After an hour I did jsut turn it off, and then restarted the machine.

    the microphone is enabled again, wihtout my intervention.

    The task bar works fine and I am not seeing any problems when I restart.

    So try disbling any microphone you have and see if you find any release from the problem.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-01-20T19:36:14+00:00

    Hey there !

    I've been struggling with this too ... and might have found a solution.

    See this thread : https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/startmenu-not-working-after-updating-to-windows-10-1709-device-install-reboot-required.2528621/#post-39196748

    This bit :

    "Apparently Microsoft added a new option in the Accounts section in 1703 (Settings -> Accounts -> Sign-In Options) called "Use my sign-in info to automatically finish setting up my device after an update or restart.". The dutch website says (according the google

    translate) the option doesn't really work and to turn this option off and it should fix the task bar/start menu issue. I am testing this on my desktop at the moment, shutting off/restarting my Desktop, and haven't ran into the task bar/start menu issue yet."

    Tried it, restarted, start menu, cortana and notifications bar all working well.

    Hope it stays that way and that helps !

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-01-20T19:46:57+00:00

    It didn't work for me because once the team host problem started i couldn't access settings.  I did get back in by resetting my my start services, but i don't believe that this option helped.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-01-20T19:52:15+00:00

    Sorry to hear that :( My workaround till now has been to shut down (not restart) my computer, killing the taskhost process upon shutdown, then power up again. Then I had access back to the start menu, until next restart (shutdown was fine), and settings, and applied the solution I posted from there.

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-01-20T20:57:17+00:00

    You are correct. Exactly how I fix my install. Bad code?

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