1. Repopulate the Taskbar via Command Prompt

If your Taskbar is missing its icons and the tray at the bottom right is missing functionality like the clock, you might have to dip into the command interface to remedy your issue. 

Fortunately, this isn’t as intimidating as it might sound.
First, use Windows key + X to open the Quick Link menu. From here, you can launch a Command Prompt with administrator credentials, which is required to open the Disk Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool that we’ll be putting into action to make this fix.

Use the following code in the resulting prompt, and you should find that your Taskbar returns to its normal state:

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth