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Switch to Registry Editor by pressing Alt + Tab or clicking on the Registry Editor window.

Do not close the Task manager too at this point, although if you do close it accidentally, you can start it using Ctrl + Shift + Esc. Once you end all Explorer.exe processes, all file browser windows as well as the taskbar will be closed.

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See how to end a process quickly with Task Manager in Windows 10. Start the Task Manager and kill all explorer.exe instances.Open Registry Editor and leave it running.Press Win + R shortcut keys on the keyboard to open the Run dialog and type or paste the following in the Run box: %AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBarĬopy back the pinned apps shortcuts from the backup you made earlier to this folder.

To restore Taskbar pinned apps in Windows 10, do the following.

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Restore Taskbar pinned apps in Windows 10 Now you have a backup of your pinned apps. Your taskbar pinned apps will be exported to the *.reg file.

Right click the Taskband key in the left pane and choose Export from its context menu.Give the exported file some name of your choice and save it to the folder you want.

Tip: How to jump to the desired registry key with one click.

Go to the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Taskband.

Export registry branch with the pinned apps' settings. You will need them after reinstalling Windows. This will open the TaskBar folder which contains shortcuts of all your pinned apps:Ĭopy these shortcuts to a safe place from where you can restore them later. Type the following command in the Run dialog and press Enter after typing it: %AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar Tip: see Shortcuts with Windows (Win) key every Windows 10 user should know Press Win + R shortcut keys on the keyboard to open the Run dialog.Backup of the *.LNK (shortcut) files of the pinned apps. Yeah, I would stay away, just to be safe.Restore Taskbar pinned apps in Windows 10 Backup Taskbar pinned apps in Windows 10 One command also makes it impossible to uninstall any previously installed updates, which is why this sort of brute force reset should be a final step in troubleshooting. For example, it deletes any custom power schemes and reinstalls Windows 10’s Universal Windows Platform apps, deleting their saved settings. It also may potentially screw up your devices because:īy themselves, the PowerShell commands are safe, but the combination can have some unintended side-effects. It was never authorized for general release, and it does far too much to be unleashed on an unsuspecting public with no documentation.

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The trouble is, this tool was built for internal use by support techs trying to resolve update issues on Surface devices. It simply runs a set of PowerShell commands to automate a set of tasks to reset a Windows 10 device with a nice fancy GUI wrapped around. While the tool is indeed being distributed from Microsoft’s server and is digitally signed by Microsoft’s code-signing certificate, it has nothing to do with the Anniversary Update. But ZDnet’s Ed Bott kept digging deeper and found enough evidence to convince him to make his own advice, stay far away from this “Windows Self-Healing Tool.” That’s pretty much enough for me to go further. When I tried to launch it, the UAC window revealed a different name, Microsoft Self-Healing Tool, that asks me the permission to run. That’s the former Nokia division that is no longer existed anymore. īut the executable file’s properties tell me a copyright information dated back in 2015 with Microsoft Mobile Oy. Still, a tool by Microsoft without an official download page can only mean one thing – it’s made for internal use only. But a few things raised my eyebrow, though.įirst of all, there is no official download page for a tool published by Microsoft, though Microsoft owns the URL shortener for the tool.

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Several tech sites reported a tool called Software Repair Tool made by Microsoft and claimed that it would be fixing the issues with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update.