Windows 10: Can't open start menu, chime constantly sounding

Discus and support Can't open start menu, chime constantly sounding in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Starting a couple of days ago my Windows 10 computer start menu stopped opening (although I can still right click on it to shut down). This coincided... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by regnad, Dec 22, 2015.

  1. regnad Win User

    Can't open start menu, chime constantly sounding


    Starting a couple of days ago my Windows 10 computer start menu stopped opening (although I can still right click on it to shut down). This coincided with a chime constantly sounding. I'm not sure if this is related, but there is a pending notification on the lower right, but I can't open that to see what it says.

    I tried reinstalling Windows apps with powershell, but this didn't do the trick.

    I'm at my wit's end. This chime is driving me crazy. *Sad

    :)
     
    regnad, Dec 22, 2015
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  2. No Chime on Startup

    I changed the Registry values (from 1 to 0) for Windows Logon, Windows Logoff and System Exit so these options would be visible in the Sound menu.

    I applied the sound file for Windows XP for the Logoff option and chimed when I tested it. I also applied the same sound to Windows Theme Change. I get a chime when I activate a change in Windows theme, but silence when my PC starts up.

    Please help.
     
    GibsonGirl55, Dec 22, 2015
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  3. Backspace chime (within Skype)

    This is caused by a system sound, not sure how to disable it in skype but you can disable it at the system level.

    Open up the control panel go to sound>change system sounds, find 'default beep' in the list of windows sounds, click it and in the drop down menu at the bottom change it from 'windows background' to 'none'. bam no more annoying chime bell thing.
     
    Wereshadow, Dec 22, 2015
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  4. regnad Win User

    Can't open start menu, chime constantly sounding

    Is this a stumper?

    If this will help, let me say a bit more. Often, but not always, when I start up the computer, it never makes it to the user log in page, but is just stuck with a black screen and a little blue loading circle.

    Also every time I go to my desktop, the shortcut little arrow icons turn into green check mark icons. I read elsewhere that right clicking on the desktop and choosing refresh solves this, which it does for me, but it does it again next time I start up.

    I never had any problems like these in Windows 7. *Sad
     
    regnad, Dec 26, 2015
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  5. hTconeM9user, Dec 26, 2015
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  6. regnad Win User
    Yes, I did that, and nothing came up.
     
    regnad, Dec 26, 2015
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  7. Hi have you done a clean install if you have then I am out of ideas,
    Hopefully someone else may come up with something as I have never come across that problem on any of the systems I have upgraded including windows 7
     
    hTconeM9user, Dec 26, 2015
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  8. davidhk Win User

    Can't open start menu, chime constantly sounding

    2 suggestions :

    1. Since it happened only "a couple of days ago", please do a system restore. Pick a date BEFIORE "a couple of days ago " as your restore point.
    System Restore Windows 10

    2. If the above does not help, do an in-place upgrade, also known as repair install.
    Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade
     
    davidhk, Dec 26, 2015
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  9. davidhk Win User
    Adding............
    You said, " I tried reinstalling Windows apps with powershell."

    Did you do this one ?
    If not, give this a try too. But do the system restore method first.

    Right click at it > click Command Prompt (Admin) > type powershell > press Enter key.
    At the flashing prompt, copy and paste this command line ( to avoid typo it's best to apply Copy/paste method)......
    Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

    > press Enter.
     
    davidhk, Dec 26, 2015
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  10. regnad Win User
    Yes, that's the one I did.

    I tried a system restore twice, both times the computer restarted telling me it hadn't been done successfully.

    So is the repair install my only option left at this point?
     
    regnad, Dec 26, 2015
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  11. davidhk Win User
    Seems like Repair install is in order.
     
    davidhk, Dec 26, 2015
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  12. regnad Win User
    I did the powershell reinstall again just to make sure. It gives me a ton of red text. I can't seem to select to copy it here, but lots of "cannot find path 'c:\AppXManifest.xml' because it does not exist."
     
    regnad, Dec 26, 2015
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  13. davidhk Win User

    Can't open start menu, chime constantly sounding

    Repair install, please.
     
    davidhk, Dec 26, 2015
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  14. regnad Win User
    That did the trick! Thank you very much for your help!
     
    regnad, Dec 27, 2015
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  15. davidhk Win User
    You are welcome.
    Please mark this thread as Solved.
    Thank you.
     
    davidhk, Dec 27, 2015
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