Why does my taskbar disappear along with all the icons for open windows after loading a game?

I run Windows 7, and every time I try to load a game called "Mystery Case Files: Prime Suspects", it acts like it's about to load it, and then goes right back to the desktop; but now the taskbar and all the open window icons that are usually visible on the taskbar are now gone, but the "Start" icon is still visible. Also, everything else on my desktop is still visible; it's just the taskbar and all the contents usually displayed on the taskbar are now gone except the "Start" icon. Now, every time I restart my computer, the taskbar reappears, but it only disappears after trying to load this game either directly through the game's file extension or through the shortcut to the extension. This recently just happened, and before there were no known issues. I've even tried reinstalling the game, and it still does the same thing. Any and all relevant help will be much appreciated!