Windows Update Makes my Taskbar unresponsive

Ever since one of the most recent updates, my taskbar would often become unresponsive. Hovering my mouse over it and trying to click on an app doesn't do anything. I just simply cannot interact with it. When this happens, if I have a browser open such as Edge or Chrome, I wouldn't be able to interact with it either. I can scroll in the browser, but I cannot close or interact with anything. Restarting Windows Explorer in the Task Manager works but I need a permanent solution to this problem. I tried updating several files, uninstalling the recent updates, updating drivers, even updating to Windows 11. The Windows 11 solution worked briefly but it seems any solution is a temporary fix; fixes it for a short while but it'll show itself again. It affects the taskbar on startup and then on occasion after that. Please, I need help.