Task Bar frozen without access to the Start button.

I recently made an update to the driver on a Thinkpad W7 Pro running. After the final reboot, the taskbar is frozen and I can't left or right click on the task bar icons. I tried a reboot to safe mode, but the taskbar is frozen in this mode as well. Most of the listed solutions run in the Forum need by using the Start button to access the menu or command. What can I do if the only thing I can do now is to run the program icons on my desktop?

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