"Show taskbar buttons on: All Taskbars" setting keeps resetting on sleep

Just want to say I've been experiencing this for months and it's annoying as heck. Saw people discussing processors and GPUs, been on Intel i5-12600KF the whole time this has happened but switched from an AMD GPU to an NVIDIA GPU a few weeks ago and the problem is the same. My GPU drivers never get more than a few weeks out of date, just updated them a few days ago, no change. Don't have News and Interests on and don't want it.

Hope Microsoft fixes it but the Microsoft agents who respond to all these threads are famously unhelpful, I'd like the Microsoft Agent on this thread to note that not a single one of their replies was rated as Helpful by anyone, because they just aren't. This is clearly a widespread issue that's built into Windows 10 and has nothing to do with processor, GPU, or other user-dependent problems.

You're right, my mistake! About 1 more year of support. Still, having rollback instructions in the thread is good for folks who want to go that route.

Who knows if or when they'll ever prioritize fixing this - it's been months. I'm joining the tin foil hat gang that think they added or are leaving this bug in to punish us for not buying the newer version we don't want. :)

I have Windows 10 PCs with the latest update and Windows 11 PCs with the latest update, and unfortunately I've seen this bug on both of them, so even if you upgraded your PC from Windows 10 to 11, it would not cure it!

Sadly, it looks like the day when we take off our tin foil hats will never come.

Hey Kyo,

Here is my graphics card and driver version info:

The date looked old, so I tried to automatically update to a newer version. Windows reports that the best driver is already installed. The taskbar issue is still currently ongoing.

If it helps, here is my monitor info as well. I have 2 of the same ASUS monitor, which also report as having the latest drivers:

Thanks,

• C

Hi ccollins_was_taken,

Thank you for getting back to us.

Changes in the software environment are one possible direction.

We noticed that other community members added possibilities related to graphics drivers.

Would you mind sharing your observations on the current state with us?

Best Regards,

Kyo.Y - MSFT | Microsoft Community Technical Support

Hi Customer,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

Based on the original description, we understand that your device is experiencing an unusual automatic reset of settings.

The system itself does not have the ability to change specific settings automatically and proactively.

This phenomenon may be related to certain “file states”, “computer states”. The settings item related to the taskbar revert to the state they were in at a particular point in time for unknown reasons.

Changes in power management policies, power status of the device may be one of the relevant factors, while corruption of the profile itself may be also an indirect factor.

If possible, would you mind sharing more information about this issue with us?

• Were there any special events in the device before the situation first occurred? For example, system update, driver update, application update, BIOS update, firmware update?
• Is the situation the same when you observe it in a relatively clean environment (for example, new local account, safe mode)? Manage user accounts in Windows - Microsoft Support Windows startup settings - Microsoft Support
• Is the situation the same if you adjust options in your system that may be related to power management or file status? For example, fast startup, hibernation. Wake on LAN behavior - Windows Client | Microsoft Learn How to disable and re-enable hibernation - Windows Client | Microsoft Learn

If I misunderstand your situation, feel free to correct me and share the information.

Best Regards,

Kyo.Y - MSFT | Microsoft Community Technical Support