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The user experienced a black screen and missing desktop after ending processes to free RAM, but later resolved it by signing out and back in. Initially worried about losing functionality, they found that task management still worked. The overall tone is one of relief after fixing the issue, and they acknowledge the mistake made.

Pat121

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Hi guys.

I was trying to free up RAM so I could play a game so I was ending unnecessary processes, and after I ended what I think was something about Cortana Search the screen went black. It might have been Mozilla Firefox, though. However, notifications still pop up and programs still run and work properly but the toolbar and the desktop/background are COMPLETELY GONE. The "run" shortcut won't work, but Task Manager will and I can still use the "new task" option, and it works. Any help would be appreciated. And, yes, I know, I made a stupid mistake.
 

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Pat121

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Never mind, I signed out with ctrl+alt+del then signed back in and everything is back to normal. And I promise I will never do that again.
 
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