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| Software | Windows 11 Pro 23H2 |
I just formatted W10, and Windows Update says there are no updates. Everything's gone well except for this reoccurring Task Host Window error that locks my start button and keeps me from accessing any files or folders. The only workaround has been to sign out, then sign back in. Upon signing out I get an error that says Task Host is stopping background tasks. Microsoft\Windows\Plug & Play\Device Install Reboot Required. I then click the option to sign out anyway, and then the problem goes away until next restart.
I've Googled this and many have had this happen. So far I've tried two of the things that some have tried to fix it. One was disabling fast startup in Power Settings, didn't work. The other was editing the WaitToKillServiceTimeout in the registry from 5000 to 2000, didn't work. Surprisingly though I read the default for that is supposed to be 12000, but it was set to 5000. So I'm wondering if a MS update changed it's value to try to solve the problem.
There are a lot of other methods people have tried, but I really don't want to experiment much further. I've yet to see an official MS Support fix for this. I've checked System Information and found that taskhostw.exe is a running task and located in Windows\System32. I also see no flags in Device Manager for drivers or devices not installed, so I don't know what this error message means by "Device Install Reboot Required".
Has anyone here had this problem? If so how if at all did you solve it? Many have said this started happening after a windows update. I have scanned for malware and viruses btw, and nothing was found.
I've Googled this and many have had this happen. So far I've tried two of the things that some have tried to fix it. One was disabling fast startup in Power Settings, didn't work. The other was editing the WaitToKillServiceTimeout in the registry from 5000 to 2000, didn't work. Surprisingly though I read the default for that is supposed to be 12000, but it was set to 5000. So I'm wondering if a MS update changed it's value to try to solve the problem.
There are a lot of other methods people have tried, but I really don't want to experiment much further. I've yet to see an official MS Support fix for this. I've checked System Information and found that taskhostw.exe is a running task and located in Windows\System32. I also see no flags in Device Manager for drivers or devices not installed, so I don't know what this error message means by "Device Install Reboot Required".
Has anyone here had this problem? If so how if at all did you solve it? Many have said this started happening after a windows update. I have scanned for malware and viruses btw, and nothing was found.
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