Windows 10 right click menu issue

[Calx]

Windows 10 machine (my DD) right click on windows button. The menu appears but anything above the divider won't work.

By this I mean, I can shutdown, search, run, but I can not get into Control panel, management, device manager etc.

What I have tried: -
Window AIO repair
SFC /scannow
DISM

Trying to avoid doing another reset (had the similar start button stopped working on this same machine about 6 months ago)..

Any bright ideas I haven't thought of?

cheers ma dears
Calx

 

[Porthos]

Was this a upgrade and has it ever had a proper clean install?

 

[Calx]

Was this a upgrade and has it ever had a proper clean install?

yes after the last time. And it was a clean install at the outset.

 

[Porthos]

Have you force removed any Built in apps tht did not have an uninstall?

 

[Your PCMD]

You likely have corrupted or missing folder:

c:\User\<user>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX

The solution is just to copy this folder (and its three subfolders) from a working machine. You can copy these files from a different Windows profile that is not experiencing the problem as well.

Did you use: DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

 

[Calx]

Have you force removed any Built in apps tht did not have an uninstall?

No

You likely have corrupted or missing folder:

c:\User\<user>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX

The solution is just to copy this folder (and its three subfolders) from a working machine. You can copy these files from a different Windows profile that is not experiencing the problem as well.

Did you use: DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Its affected both user profiles. I will try copying them off another Win 10 PC. thanks.. yes I did restore health..
watch this space

 

[ComputerRepairTech]

You sure the control panel one doesnt work? If the control panel one doesn't work have you tried disabling extra shell extensions?

 

[carmen617]

Easy thing to try is an in-place upgrade. Just download the latest media creation tool and create a USB. Run it from within Windows as an upgrade. BTW since you seem to be having recurring issues on this machine, have you run a full hardware diagnostic on it?

 

[Calx]

Copying didn't work.
RestoreHealth failed, error Error: 0x800f081f

Any other ideas folks?
Planning to try and inplace upgrade of the same version of windows and see what happens

 

[Calx]

Easy thing to try is an in-place upgrade. Just download the latest media creation tool and create a USB. Run it from within Windows as an upgrade. BTW since you seem to be having recurring issues on this machine, have you run a full hardware diagnostic on it?

Sorry missed your post before I posted my own above.. we are on the same wavelength

Hardware check is a good idea... it had a new HD a few months back, but could check it just in case
thanks

 

[Calx]

Update: In place upgrade failed.
Note to self... do Crystal Disk info report before you do anything else. #failingharddrive

 

[Porthos]

Note to self... do Crystal Disk info report before you do anything else. #failingharddrive

I do it when I boot the computer at check in in front of client.

 

[HFultzjr]

Update: In place upgrade failed.
Note to self... do Crystal Disk info report before you do anything else. #failingharddrive

First thing I do on a computer.......check the hard drive!

 

[Kirby]

I don't know if this is the same issue, but I have had enough problems with the Windows 10 Start Button that I had to look up a solution for it. See if this works:

Start powershell.exe with administrative privileges

Enter this line:
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

 

[Calx]

I don't know if this is the same issue, but I have had enough problems with the Windows 10 Start Button that I had to look up a solution for it. See if this works:

Start powershell.exe with administrative privileges

Enter this line:
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

I have tried this a couple of times before and it hasn't worked for me yet. Have resorted to a reset.

 

[Kirby]

I had it work for me once or twice. I had a few of them in here all around the same time.

 

[ComputerRepairTech]

did you check the shell extensions like I mentioned before?

 

[johnrobert]

First thing I always do, it's the usually the first thing to go on a computer