We have 2 Windows 7 Professional computers using Remote Desktop into another Windows 7 Professional. All Microsoft Updates have been applied. But whether either remote computer uses Full Screen or a Window, we cannot see the Taskbar at the bottom. The only thing that appears is the Start button/circle. Right-clicking where the bar should be produces the same menu properties as if clicking on the desktop. The Taskbar is not set to Minimize locally.
And also go into the properties for Remote Desktop, make sure it was set to "open as normal window", click the advance tab, and then select it to always run as an admin
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James Murphy
Wade_Chestnut
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piji, if it moved, the Start button would also be moved.
LeeTutor, that's a possibility I guess. I may have to look into that if I can't find anything else.
piji, I don't have those options under Properties of the RDP file or if I go into Edit, Advanced? RDP-Properties.jpg
piji
Can you run "explorer" command from run and see what's happen!
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johnb6767
Explorer should be running already, since you have the Start Button. .... Try this.....
start>run>cmd
net stop themes
Does it return?
In the Experience Tab of the RDP Options, is everything checked, or unchecked?
LeeTutor
Wade_Chest… any feedback?
Wade_Chestnut
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john6767, yes, everything's checked. Tried the NET STOP THEMES, but it just turned the circle into a square Start button. It's as if the Taskbar doesn't exist.
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Walt Forbes
LeeTutor
Have you tried reinstalling or updating the driver for the monitor/screen?
Wade_Chestnut
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I even tried changing to a Basic Theme (supposedly turns Aero off), and that didn't work.
Wade_Chestnut
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It has the latest video drivers installed. No, haven't tried removing, then re-installing. To me, it doesn't make sense it would be a video problem. It's not as if the video driver is not displaying the Taskbar, it's as if it doesn't exist because of the right-menu context is the same as the desktop (i.e. I get Screen Resolution, Gadgets and Personalize options) when I right-click where the Taskbar should be.
Interesting: while still searching for possible answers, I found this page, one story on it being about a program called Taskbar Eliminator (could somebody have put that program on your computer?)
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LeeTutor, interesting idea about Taskbar Eliminator. If that's possible, then it's capable of being turned off and something turned it off but I can't figure out what. The user is pretty much a novice user and just uses his computer for Outlook, Internet Explorer and various picture editors -- that's it. Strange.