Lost my 3d Manipulator Lost my 3d Manipulator in my current session. 

Things I've tried, ctrl space, checked snap, and reset to factory settings still nothing.

Started a new blend and the 3d Manipulator is present.

Using 2.79a on a higher end Windows 10 laptop.

tia
At the bottom of the 3D viewport, there are these buttons.



You probably don't see the manipulator wigit type buttons, so click on the button that's got the axies icon. Then, you can see the others, and choose which one you want.