Windows 10: common problem - start menu, taskbar, system tray etc not working

Hello,

I know its a common problem with 10 but here is a list of my problems that occurred a few days after upgrading to windows 10.

start menu isn't accessible (unless i download classic shell)
task bar isn't accessible
system tray isn't accessible - i can't even open the clock or volume control!
edge has vanished
cortana is non-existent
app store is not accessible

there are various solutions out there i know - i have tried every one i could find but to no avail. these include:

creating a new user - doesn't allow it.

powershell (as admin) - this command: Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"} - does nothing

performing sfc /scannow - no integrity violations

removing various anti-virus and anti-spyware software packages - does nothing

applying the batch file of win 10 default services - says access is denied for each item.

msconfig - booted in safe mode etc

Error 67758 - fixing this finds no problem detected

Please help!!

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Odd behaviour from Windows Taskbar

For some reason, Windows 10 taskbar is behaving in an odd fashion. I am unable to right click on the icons on the taskbar. I am able to launch the application, sure, such as file explorer etc., with the left click, but right clicking on any icon has no
effect.

On the other hand, I am not able to left click on any of the icons in the system tray, but I am able to use the right click to bring up the menu. The same goes for the Start button (Windows button).

So in essence, right click on the icons in the taskbar does not work, and the left click on icons in the system tray, does not work. The opposite action on both, works...

I have restarted the system, and restarted the Windows explorer process as well, to no avail.

Kindly advise.

 

My start menu icons aren't showing up properly!

I have same problem, the start menu is not working. when you click it , nothing happened. Microsoft edge and store icon are missing on the taskbar.

 

hello, I would restore back ,go to all setting and update and security ,and then recovery ,and then reset this pc , saving all you stuff .that's what I would do if I ever have a upgrade that didn't work correctly,

 

thanks, i've thought about doing this but noticed it'd remove apps such as:

dell touchpad
dw wlan card utility
intel management engine components

i'd be worried about not being able to restore them, not sure if i have original discs!

 

Most of those should be available online, either trough googling your computer name and finding the drivers on your brands website, or going to the official sites (dell, intel). I had this same dreaded bug for over a month when I used win10. No start menu, or the menus you are missing. I also got some other bugs like slow windows functions (right click in some folders, Win-E would take forever) and sometimes even completely black screen on startup.

After the 3rd clean install, I told myself if it happened again I would be done with the OS for now. Sure as clockwork it happened two weeks later, and I got rid of it. Just be prepared that this might happen to you as well, no amount of clean installs, or fixes was able to fix my OS completely, but ever since I went back to win 7, everything has been perfect again.

Edit: So after reading up on some news about this issue, it seems like it might be connected to dropbox of all things. Do you have it installed? Try uninstalling it and see if that fixes anything after a reboot.

 

Thanks for that stigus. May go and do that later then. It's a tricky one because the computer is still functioning well other than the issues I listed.

As for Dropbox, no I have never even used it before.