Change the appearance of the Windows Start button. Startup on the computer disappeared, what should I do?

In the process of using operating systems of the Windows family, we have all become accustomed to the convenient Start menu. In the current Windows 7 it has been slightly modified. In my personal opinion, I can only say one thing: we wanted the best, and it turned out as always. Some people have come to terms with it, gotten used to it and no longer pays attention to it. And for those who do not intend to put up with this innovation, I offer one programmatic method, bringing the Start menu to a classic look, like in Windows XP. In addition, you can return some elements of the OS interface to their usual appearance - the file copy window, the toolbar in Explorer, etc.

To help us realize our plans, free program called . It will reconfigure or completely replace the standard Start menu of the “seven”. There is the ability to use skins and a fully customizable interface. Moreover, you can always roll back changes to Windows 7 standards.

In addition to the Start menu, you can also “update” Windows Explorer. For example, return the usual “one level up” button.

If earlier, when copying files, short and understandable dialogs were displayed, now in Windows 7, a large block with a lot of information is displayed. The program allows you to modify this inconvenience:

Moreover, if you suddenly need more replacement functions, then just click the “more details” button, and the window will take its standard form.

The program’s functions don’t end there; it’s better to familiarize yourself with the large variety of settings yourself and choose what you need. Another advantage of the program is its simplicity; the software does not affect system files, is not demanding on computer resources and is translated into many languages.

If the taskbar disappears, do not rush to panic and roll back the system or reinstall the OS: perhaps not everything is as bad as it seems. If only the taskbar is missing on the desktop, but all the shortcuts and gadgets are in place, most likely the taskbar is just hidden.

To show the taskbar again, you need to move the mouse cursor to the place where it was (the standard location is at the bottom of the screen). If the taskbar is not showing, move your cursor to the top of the screen and to the sides: the taskbar may have simply been moved. The cursor must be moved to the very edge of the screen.

How to make the taskbar no longer disappear? For this you need disable hiding taskbar. To do this, go to the Control Panel (Start - Control Panel) and select "Taskbar and Start Menu". Alternatively, you can right-click on the taskbar and select “Properties”. In the window that opens, uncheck the box next to “Automatically hide the taskbar” and click OK.

If the taskbar disappears when you start Windows XP, this may be due to corruption of user account settings. The “symptoms” of this problem are the taskbar not being displayed when logging in and the inability to open the Start menu using the Ctrl+Escape key combination. Moreover, if you log into Windows, the taskbar is displayed.

Eat several ways to solve this problem:

• Start Windows in a “clean” boot mode with a minimum set of drivers - perhaps a driver loaded by a certain program is the reason why the taskbar has disappeared (this problem is usually caused by video adapter drivers). If this is the case, you just need to remove the problematic drivers.


• Log in as an administrator and create a new user account to replace the damaged one.


• If the previous methods did not help, perform a system restore. In this case, all damaged Windows files will be replaced with normal ones, and your personal files and installed programs will remain intact.

If your taskbar not only disappears, but your desktop (icons, gadgets, etc.) does not load, this means that The explorer.exe process could not execute. We have already described ways to solve this problem in the article “”, but just in case, we will repeat the main points.

To begin with launch task manager using the key combination Ctrl+Alt+Delete or Ctrl+Shift+Escape. In the "File" menu, select "New task (Run...)", enter explorer.exe, click OK. The desktop should return to its place along with the taskbar.

After this it is necessary scan the system for viruses, and also check the registry for keys HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\explorer.exe And HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\iexplorer.exe. If these keys are present, remove them.

So, if your taskbar has disappeared, you should be suspicious three main reasons:

• someone turned on automatic hiding of the taskbar;
• the user account in Windows XP has been corrupted;
• The explorer.exe process failed, most likely due to a virus.

If “soft” methods of dealing with the problem do not help (creating a new account, removing defective drivers, cleaning the system from viruses), you still shouldn’t rush to reinstall the system. Better try to restore the system, rolling back to one of the created ones, then you will not have to reinstall all programs.

The Windows 7 taskbar makes it much easier to perform various operations on a computer or laptop (netbook).

Those who are used to it and it disappears immediately get upset, because there is quick access to the tasks being performed (programs, documents, games).

If the standard taskbar has disappeared and cannot be restored, then you can completely do without it.

To do this, you can download similar substitutes with a more beautiful design (there are free ones in Russian, for example “RocketDock”)

Still, it’s better to return it, and place the non-standard one at the top of the screen - it will be beautiful and convenient.

How to get back the missing Windows 7 taskbar

In most cases, the taskbar does not disappear, but is simply hidden. To return it, just move the cursor to the very edge of the screen where it was located (bottom, side or top) and when it appears, uncheck the box next to the line “automatically hide the taskbar”.

But since it may not appear, I will describe the method a little longer. So, if it disappears and does not appear when you move the cursor to the edge of the screen,

There, find and click “taskbar and start menu”, and then simply uncheck the box as shown in the figure below. Will no longer disappear.

What to do if the taskbar disappears and cannot be restored

There are several options to return a missing panel that does not want to be restored after reboot windows 7 and the method described above.

“explorer.exe” is responsible for it, and it can be brought down by a virus or improper use of the Windows 7 system itself.

You can, of course, delve into the registry, but beginners have nothing to do there; it’s much easier to go the other way.

First of all, scan your Windows 7 for viruses (required), and not with your antivirus (installed), but download the free Doctor Web healing utility.

But even if the utility removes several viruses, the panel may not appear on its own (when removing viruses, allow the utility to fix the registry).

What to do then? Just return the system “back” to the time when everything was as it should be - These simple actions should solve your problem. Good luck.

Good afternoon From this article you will learn what to do if the control panel in Windows disappears 7 . Sometimes users encounter this problem when they need to go to the Control Panel, but it is not in the Start menu. You or someone else may have mistakenly disabled it in your Start menu settings. Accordingly, to solve this problem you just need to re-enable the display of the control panel. You will now learn how to do this.


In order to return control panelfrom the Start menu, do the following:

Step 1 . Right click in any free space on the taskbar or by icon Start and select Properties.

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Every computer user (especially the female half :)) tries to give their Windows originality and customize it for themselves. It's no secret that not everyone likes the basic settings, and besides, they can even slow down your PC if it is not particularly powerful (by the way, such effects include the same Aero).

Other users want to disable various graphical bells and whistles, because... we’re simply not used to them (after all, all this didn’t exist in Windows 2000 and XP before. I, for example, am generally quite ascetic about this, but I have to help other users...).

So, let's try to change the appearance of the seven a little...

How to change the theme?

Where can you find a lot of new topics? At the office Microsoft website has a sea of ​​them: https://support.microsoft.com/ru-ru/help/13768/windows-desktop-themes

Theme - in Windows 7, the theme refers to everything that you see. For example, the picture on the desktop, window color, font size, mouse cursor, sounds, etc. In general, all display and audio are related to the selected topic. A lot depends on it, which is why we’ll start setting up our OS with it.

In order to change the theme in Windows 7 you need to go to personalization settings. To do this, it is not necessary to go to the control panel; you can simply right-click anywhere on the desktop and select “personalization” from the menu (see Fig. 1).

There are quite a lot of other topics on the Internet; just above, under the title of this subsection of the article, I provided a link to the office. Microsoft website.

By the way, an important point! Some themes may even cause your computer to slow down. For example, themes without the Aero effect (which I talked about here:) run faster (usually) and require lower computer performance.

How to change the background, wallpaper on your desktop?

Large selection of ready-made wallpapers: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17780/featured-wallpapers

The background (or wallpaper) is what you see on your desktop, i.e. background picture. This picture has a very big influence on the design. For example, even the taskbar bar changes its color depending on what picture was selected for the wallpaper.

To change the standard background, go to personalization (note: right click on the desktop, see above), then at the very bottom there will be a link “” - click it (see Fig. 3)!

By the way, the background on the desktop may be displayed differently, for example, there may be black stripes along the edges. This happens because your screen has a resolution (more about this here -). Those. roughly speaking, a certain size in pixels. When it doesn't match, then these black stripes are formed.

But Windows 7 may try to stretch the picture to fit your screen (see Fig. 4 - the lowest red arrow: “Fill”). True, in this case, the picture may lose its entertainment value...

How to change the size of icons on the Desktop?

Change icon size- very simple! To do this, right-click anywhere on the desktop, then select the “view” menu, then select from the list: large, medium, small (see Fig. 5).

How to change the sound design?

To do this you need to open in control panels Personalization tab, and then select Sounds.

Here you can change the usual soundtrack to various others: landscape, festival, heritage, or turn it off altogether.

How to change the screensaver?

We also go to the personalization tab (note: right-click anywhere on the desktop), select the screensaver item below.

How to change screen resolution?

Option #1

Sometimes you need to change screen resolutions, for example, if the game slows down and you need to launch it with lower parameters; or check the operation of a program, etc. To do this, right-click on the desktop, and then select screen resolution from the pop-up menu.

Option No. 2

Another way to change the screen resolution is to configure it in video drivers (AMD, Nvidia, IntelHD - all manufacturers support this option). Below, I will show how this is done in ItelHD drivers.

First you need to right-click on the desktop and select “ Graphic characteristics"(see Fig. 12). You can also find the video driver icon and go to its settings in the tray, next to the clock.

Rice. 12. Graphic characteristics

Rice. 13. Resolution, display section

How to change and customize the START menu?

To customize the START menu and taskbar, right-click on the "START" button in the lower left corner of the screen, then select the properties tab. You will be taken to settings: in the first tab you can configure the taskbar, in the second - START.

It probably doesn’t make much sense to describe every checkbox in the settings. It’s best to set it up experimentally: if you don’t know what the checkbox means, turn it on and see the result (then change again - look, at random you will find what you need :))..

Setting up showing hidden files and folders

Here, it is best to enable the display of hidden files and folders in Explorer (many beginners get lost and don’t know how to do this), as well as showing file extensions of any file types (this will help avoid some types of viruses that disguise themselves as other types of files).

This will also allow you to know for sure what kind of file you want to open, and also save time when searching for some folders (some of which are hidden).

To enable display, go to control Panel, then to the tab design and personalization. Next, look for the link “ Show hidden files and folders"(in the Explorer settings section) - open it (Fig. 17).

1. uncheck the box next to “ hide extensions for registered file types«;
2. move the slider to “show hidden files, folders and disks" (see Fig. 18).

Desktop gadgets

Gadgets are small information windows on the desktop. They can notify you about the weather, about visitors mail messages, show time/date, exchange rates, various puzzles, slides, CPU load indicators, etc.

You can use the gadgets installed in the system: go to control Panel, enter “gadgets” into the search, then you just have to choose the one you like.

By the way, if the presented gadgets are not enough, then you can additionally download them on the Internet - there is even a special link for this under the list of gadgets (see Fig. 19).

Important note! A large number of active gadgets in the system can cause a decrease in computer performance, slowdowns and other delights. Remember that everything is good in moderation and do not clutter your desktop with unnecessary and unnecessary gadgets.

That's all for me. Good luck to everyone and bye!

Instructions

Go to the “Applications” tab. Click the “New task...” button at the bottom. In the window that appears, you need the following: Explorer.exe. Click “Ok”. We wait about a minute.

The system settings window will open. Go to the “Startup” tab and delete everything from there suspicious programs. Click “Ok”. After this, the dialog box will prompt you to reboot, which is what we need.

Useful advice

After rebooting, the first thing you need to do is find and remove the virus using an antivirus program. For this purpose in antivirus program run a full scan with treatment or removal without confirmation. Otherwise, the problem will recur sooner or later.

Program Microsoft Word today is the most convenient tool for creating and editing text documents. What opportunities does it provide for working with text? The ability to make bookmarks in any text, which can later help when working with the text, is also very convenient. But there is one problem when working with them. The problem is that if you close an edited document, the bookmarks may not appear the next time you open it. This does not apply when you highlight text with color. If you encounter such a problem, then below you can find recommendations on how to make bookmarks visible.

Instructions

If you need visible bookmarks in the program Microsoft Office before 2007, then you need to do the following:
Open in Microsoft program Word is the document in which you want your bookmarks. At the top, find the “Tools” menu, select the “Options” command in it. A dialog box will appear in front of you. In this dialog box, select the View tab.

If you need to do this procedure in Microsoft Office 2007, the algorithm for your actions will be slightly different. This is due to the fact that in new version The interface of Microsoft Word is somewhat different from the previous one. So, to make bookmarks visible in Microsoft Word 2007:
Go to Microsoft Word Options. To do this, click the Microsoft Word icon in the upper left corner of the program window, find “Word Options” in the drop-down menu at the bottom and click. In the window that appears, find the “Advanced” tab.

Video on the topic

Sources:

• Visual bookmarks Yandex for Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome

To display the location of a particular file in the program window, there is a separate field called the panel or address bar. Most often, this is the “active” element of the application window, that is, through it you can control the operation of the program by entering the address of the file that needs to be loaded into this window. The display of the address bar in most applications can be turned on, off, and customized.

Instructions

If you are not using Windows 7, you can enable or disable the display of the address bar in Explorer, which acts as a file manager in the Windows operating system. To do this, first launch it. This can be done in almost a dozen ways, the simplest of which is to simultaneously press the win and e keys.

Right-click at the top of the window (to the right of the menu bars), and Explorer will display a four-item context menu. Check or, conversely, uncheck the box next to “Address Bar” to show or hide this element.

Expand the “View” section in the file manager menu, and then the “Toolbars” subsection if you want to do the same as in the previous step, but in a different way. The “Toolbars” subsection contains a similar item called “Address Bar”, which must be checked in order to appear in the Explorer window.

Drag the “Address” inscription to the line below with your mouse if, after turning on the display of the address bar, nothing except this inscription appears in the desired place. After this drag and drop, there should be enough space to display the address bar itself. The move operation is available to the user only if the “Dock toolbars” field is not checked in the “View” subsection of the “Toolbars” section of the Explorer menu.

The functions described in the last three steps are not available in the Windows 7 version, but it does have the ability to place the address bar on the taskbar. To do this, open the context menu by right-clicking the taskbar, go to its “Panels” section and select the “Address” line.

If you need to enable or disable the display of the address bar in the browser, then, for example, in Opera, to do this, expand the menu and go to its “Toolbars” section. There, find the line “Address Panel” and check or uncheck the box next to it. IN latest versions internet browser Internet Explorer address bar, and in earlier ones this can be done in the same way as in Windows Explorer- using the “Address Bar” item in the “View” section of the browser menu.

Video on the topic

Panel tools allows the user to perform a number of actions with data located in an application window or folder. If the panel suddenly disappears, you need to enable its display.

Instructions

IN Microsoft applications Office Word and Excel panel tools by default it is located at the top of the window. If you don't see it in its usual place, it means it's folded. However, even in this mode, the tab names continue to be displayed. Left-click on the tab you need and the panel tools will be displayed. When the tool selection is complete, it will disappear again.

In order for the panel tools not hidden every time, right-click on the visible part of the panel. A context menu will open. Remove the marker from the “Collapse Ribbon” line by left-clicking on it. Panel tools will take its usual appearance. If the program has a ribbon configured quick access, this operation can be performed using it. Click on the arrow button to the right of the ribbon and remove the marker from the Collapse Ribbon field in the drop-down menu.

If you need to return the panel tools in folders, open any folder on your computer. Right-click on the visible part of the panel and mark with a marker those components that should be displayed in the window. Alternative way: Select "Panels" from the "View" menu tools» and mark with a marker in the submenu the items that you need. The menu bar in folders is always displayed.

If the panel tools disappeared from the browser, there may be two options: either full-screen mode is enabled, or there is a problem in the Internet browser settings. In the first case, press the F11 function key on the keyboard, you will return to normal mode. In the second case, the method described in the previous step will do. Configure the display of the desired panels by right-clicking or using commands from the “View” menu.

Since the interface in most programs is similar, the described methods are applicable in almost all cases. If you want to add to the standard panel tools additional buttons, use advanced settings. Most often they are also called from the “View” menu.

Sources:

• where is the toolbar located

Disappearance of panel in different browsers may be caused by several reasons. However, this problem is being solved regular means programs themselves without involving additional software.

Instructions

Panel tabs in all browsers serves to display open Internet pages as tabs and contains buttons that allow the user to manage tabs.

Bring up the main system menu by clicking the "Start" button and go to "All Programs" to return the panel tabs Opera browser. Launch the Opera application and open the program's main menu by clicking on the browser logo icon in the top service bar. Select the “Design” item and apply the checkbox in the “ Panel tabs" Change the display options you want for this tool and save your changes by clicking OK.

Go to the “Settings” item in the Opera main menu and select the “Advanced” tab in the dialog box that opens. Click the Settings button tabs" and uncheck the box in the line "Open window without tabs» next dialog box. Confirm the changes made by clicking OK.

Run Mozilla browser Firefox and expand the “Tools” menu in the top service bar of the application window. Select the “Settings” item and select the “Tabs” tab in the dialog box that opens. Check the box next to "Always show panel" tabs» and confirm the selected action by pressing the OK button.

Launch Internet Explorer and expand the “Tools” menu in the top service bar of the browser window. Select “Internet Options” and go to the “General” tab of the dialog box that opens. Click the “Options” button and check the box in the “Configure tabbed browsing” line. Save your changes by clicking OK and restart your Internet browser to apply them.

Please note that the panel can be displayed tabs on a separate line. To do this, call the panel’s context menu by right-clicking on an empty space and specify the command “Show tabs on a separate line.”

Sources:

• Internet Explorer 9 tabs on a separate line

Panel tasks V graphical interface operating room Windows systems is a strip that is placed along the bottom of the desktop by default. It displays very important interface elements - the Start button, window icons running applications and a “tray” with a clock and icons, which from time to time issues informational notifications. Disabling the panel tasks is not provided for in the OS settings, but through negligence the user can set such parameters for its display that the panel will have to be found and returned to its usual form.

Instructions

If the panel is not visible on the screen at all, then a mode may be turned on that hides it. In this state, the panel pops up only when you move the mouse pointer to it, call the main OS menu, or if necessary, display any notification from a running application. The easiest way to bring it up on the screen is by pressing the Win button or the Ctrl + Esc key combination. Immediately after this, right-click on a space free from icons on the panel and select context menu"Properties" item. Uncheck the “Automatically hide panel” checkbox tasks" - this is the third setting from the top on the tab that opens by default " Panel tasks" Here you can change the position of the panel - place it vertically along the left or right edges of the desktop or above it. The “Panel position” drop-down list is intended for this purpose. tasks on the screen." Then click OK and the panel will no longer hide from you.

In Windows, you can change the design, themes, desktop background, screensavers and shortcuts. But change the design of the Start button via standard settings it is forbidden. It displays the Win logo by default. And what if you want to see a different image on the main menu? The only option is to use third party programs, since the OS itself does not provide the necessary tools. Find out how to change the Start button in Windows 7, what utilities are suitable for this, and how to use them.

The main menu picture is linked to system service"Explorer.exe" (not to be confused with the name of the browser). The new icon should not affect the operation of Win. But still this is a change in OS files. And it’s better to create a restore point. If something goes wrong, you can return the settings that were before installing the icon.

• Click the Start button.
• Go to "Control Panel".
• "System" menu in the "System and Personalization" category.
• Paragraph " Additional options" He's on the right.
• System Protection tab.
• "Create" button.

Click on Create

• Come up with a name for the restore point.
• Wait until the current one is saved Windows configuration. You can return to it in the future if critical errors occur.
• To make a backup, click the “Restore” button. It's in the "System Protection" menu. All available points will be there.

Administrator rights

To change the main menu icon, you need full access to "Explorer.exe". This is the service responsible for the conductor. The file is located in the system root directory C:/Windows/. To edit it you need administrator rights.

• Go to this folder.
• Find "Explorer" and right-click on it.
• “Properties” item.
• Section "Security".
• Click the "Edit" button.

• In the “Permissions for the System group” field, set the value to “Full Control”.
• Click on "Apply".

You can also open administrative access to the file using the Takeownershipex program. Find it online, download, install and run. There will be two buttons: “Gain access” and “Restore access”. Click on the first one and specify the path to “Explorer”.

Just in case, create a backup copy of this file. Just copy it anywhere. If anything, you can change the edited version to the original one.

Where can I find the badges?

It’s better not to put the first art you like from your gallery on the “Start” button. Use images specifically designed for this purpose. They are already edited and have the appropriate format and size. They also specify the correct arrangement of objects. Suitable images can be downloaded from the 7themes website or oformlenie-windows.ru. Although there are a lot of resources with free icons.

Possible appearance of the Start button

The file with the icon must have a BMP extension (no background). Make sure that it has three options for icons: for a “regular” button, highlighted and pressed. Try hovering over the main menu. And you will see that it changes depending on what is done with it. Although no one forbids putting one picture for all “states”.

Start Button Changer is a utility through which you can load a new image for the main menu. It has a very simple interface. There are only two functions: setting an icon and resetting to original settings. Suitable for Win 7 only. The name of the program translates something like this: “Start Button Converter.” Here's how to use it:

• Find it on the Internet and download it. Just enter the query “Windows 7 Start Button Changer” in a search engine and select any site. It is better to download from resources that are on the first page in the search results.
• If the utility is in an archive, unpack it.
• There must be executable file with the extension .EXE.
• Right-click on it.
• “On behalf of the administrator” item.

Start Button Changer window

• To change icons, click the “Select & Change” button.
• Specify the path to the icons.
• Click on “Open”.
• To restore the original settings, there is the “Restore Original” option.

Start Orb Changer for Windows 7

Here's how to change the Start icon on Windows 7 using Start Orb Changer

• Find it online and download it.
• Unpack it if it is in the archive.
• Run it as administrator.

• There will be three samples of icons: “Default” (not active), “Hover” (when selected - you need to move the cursor) and “Pressed” (pressed).
• To change them, click on “Change”.
• Specify the path to the graphic file.
• The “Restore” button resets the settings and returns the standard icon.

The application has advanced options. To open them, click on the small gray arrow at the bottom right. Only two points are important.

• By Patching Memory. RAM is used to change the main menu.
• Be Editing Resources. Edited by "Eexe".

Classic Shell

The Classic Shell utility is suitable for Windows 8 and 10. It is a comprehensive program for customizing the Start menu. But now we only need icons in it.

• Download it from classicshell.net. There is a tab “ALL DOWNLOADS”.
• Start the installation. To work with the design of the main menu, use the “Classic Shell Start Menu” component. You don't have to download the rest.

• Open the application.
• On the Menu Style tab, select the All Options option and click OK.
• You want classic Win style
• Check the “Change button image” checkbox.
• Check the "Other" box.
• "Select image."
• Show the way to it.

If “Start” is missing

If after installing the icon the menu bar and all shortcuts on the desktop disappear, you need to restart Explorer.

1. Launch Task Manager. To do this, use the Ctrl+Shift+Esc keys.
2. Go to File - New Task.
3. In the input field that opens, write “explorer.exe” without quotes.
4. Click OK.

The Start button cannot be changed through personalization settings. Yes, and in other Win parameters there is no such option. To add a new icon, you need third-party programs. They edit system file“Explorer.exe”, to which the icons are attached.