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[W11] taskmgr.exe missing from registry

Basically none of my desktop icons are showing, and my taskbar icons are bugged as well. Same thing for the File Explorer, no icons to be seen there.

First try was to restart \`explorer.exe\` => didn't work

Made me also realize I had no way to open my Task Manager. Looked through a few articles, searched through \`regedit\`: I can't find \`taskmgr.exe\` under \`HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Image File Execution Options\`.

There is no DisableTaskMgr in \`HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\System\` either.

I tried \`sfc /scannow\` and \`DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth\`, no success.

Updated W11, restarted my device, still nothing. Any ideas?

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