What is the bar at the top of the screen that has all my icons on it?

by Kya
(VA)

I used to have a bar centered at the top of my screen. It had icons such as a shortcut to my internet, my recycle bin, my calenders,etc. However it disappeared. How do I get it back?

Answer

It sounds like your explorer has probably crashed. If this is the case, to restore it simply hold CTRL+ALT+Delete and open up the task manager. Click on file, select new task or run, type in explorer and hit enter. If this doesn't fix the problem, supply more information, do you have a clock on the bottom right, is the bottom bar with the start button visible?