I cannot seem to get the "taskbar and navigation properties" pane, only the "taskbar properties" pane. I am running as administrator and have upgraded from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 on a new laptap that I have just purchased, but am still having trouble getting the "taskbar and navigation properties" when I right click the taskbar.
The "taskbar properties" only gives me three tabs ie. taskbar, jump lists and properties, but I need to access the navigation tab on the "taskbar and navigation properties" pane.
Asus M2N-MX SE Plus § DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2300 MHz (11.5 x 200) 4400+ § Corsair Value Select
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AMD 4400+/4200+
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Asus M2N-MX SE Plus/Asus A8M2N-LA (NodusM)
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nVIDIA GT218 - High Definition Audio Controller
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Hitachi 40" LCD HDTV
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Recently lost my Windows 8 on my main PC, had to go back to Windows 7.
When I right click the taskbar and select properties I only get a pane named "taskbar properties" which only has three tabs, but I should be able to right click the taskbar and select properties and get a pane named "taskbar and navigation pane" with four tabs.
Can you right click on your taskbar and select properties and tell me whether you get a pane called "taskbar properties" or "taskbar and navigation properties". This will explain what I am trying to get.
Thank you so much for your info, very helpful. Do you know why the upgrade is not the same as the clean install and how do I go about getting a clean install, etc.
As far as I know you should have that option upgrade or clean install. I just stated that my installs were clean installs for clarification. Check the system screen to make sure you did actually upgrade to 8.1, Windows Logo Key + pause/break key. Upgrade installs can have issues, maybe something went wrong with your upgrade. To do a clean install you'll need 8.1 install media.