Windows 10: Can't open apps and programs, can't use services like Task Manager but PC turns on

I have a recurring problem - my PC turns on just fine, but suddenly everything will stop working. I can't open any apps, I can't access any files, I can't access the Start Menu, I can't use utilities like Task Manager and Command Prompt, and commands like Ctrl+Alt+Del do nothing. I ran both SFC and DSIM checks, they turned up nothing. Restoring the PC to default settings fixes the problem temporarily, but it comes back.

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My pc takes for ever to shut down when i restart

Suggest cleaning up your startup list .There may be many services / Apps you can remove on startup which is not needed on boot or during shutdown.
Before you shutdown the Pc check what is running in Task Manager as a program or service in not killing the process on shutdown

Would suggest cleaning up running apps and services -Autoruns, StartupMonitor,HighjackThis,
Malware Scan - Malwarebytes,ADWcleaner, Combofix

 

Mail and calendar app don`t work, can`t be removed, and uses 20 GB !

thank you, I tried again and it worked!

 

Mail and calendar app don`t work, can`t be removed, and uses 20 GB !

Hi Omar,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I appreciate you for providing details about the issue and your efforts towards resolving it. We will assist you to resolve this issue.

I would like to inform you that the Mail and Calendar app cannot be uninstalled directly from Programs and features. It requires a PowerShell command to uninstall.

I suggest you to uninstall the app and reinstall it.

Please follow the following steps to uninstall the app.

• • Open the Task manager. Here’s a tip: Press CTRL+Shift+ESC.
  • Click File > Run New Task
  • Make sure you have a check mark beside “Create this task with administrative privileges”
  • Type Powershell.
  • This will open a new powershell.
  • Type the following get-appxpackage *microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps*
    
    | remove-appxpackage

Hope the information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be happy to help.

Thank you.