Windows 10: Disappearing trick !!!!!

Hi everyone = I'm still very much a newbie to windows 10, and am slowly finding my way around, and if I am honest quite like it. HOWEVER..........

Now running into problems.
Today I find that when I click on 'Edge' it loads, then promptly disappears.
When I click on search, up comes a box showing Cortana, and that promptly disappears as well.

Would I be correct in saying these are ongoing problems yet to be fixed by MS, or is there a workaround?
Is there a microsoft fixit available?

:)

 

N80 - Composing SMS

Yeah mine does the text disappearing trick too. Only happened a couple of times though.

 

Windows Search Service isn't running after upgrading to Windows 10

One trick pony??

Harkanwar -

You make a recommendation that doesn't work then you disappear? How about following this to resolution?

 

Like it has been said, Windows 10 will improve immensely over time. You've already just witnessed a major improvement with the disappearance of Edge. See? Microsoft kept it's promise. *Tongue

I jest, however this may provide you some assistance.

Windows Edge opens then closes immediately - Microsoft Community
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...4-e1e11e097dad

 

Hello Skofab, *Smile

If you like, you might also see if resetting Microsoft Edge may help with it.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2...dows-10-a.html

 

Just curious, does that wipe away private data like it did in IE, or just program settings?

 

Thanks everyone for your input.
I have tried to add an additional account - this was not possible - as soon as I clicked add new account, a small grey box appeared with no text, then promptly disappeared. I am convinced that somehow this centres in my problem, as I cannot see my username in C:\Users

I have 'reset edge'
I have done the powershell..... restore health action
sfc /scannow throws up no errors. All this plus other fixes all to no avail.

My problem is compounded in that I have passed the recovery date to get back to windows 7 - so I suppose I will have to sit this one out until MS come up with some answers!
Forgive a newbies ignorance - but is it possible to download windows 10?

Are there many others with the same problem?

Again thanks for your help = keep the ideas coming

 

Sure, multiple ways to download the ISO for Win 10 and then try the upgrade again or clean install (save your data first please):

Windows 10 ISO Download
Windows 10 - Upgrade Installation
Windows 10 - Clean Install

 

Thanks for the info Xtruker

I have had a quick look at Brinks definitive 'how to', and will have to look again more carefully to see if making an ISO disk is within my capability.
This latest install seems to have problems that yet have to be overcome by many people - and so far with no positive results.

Search - window closes after seconds
Edge - window closes after seconds
Cannot get the user name to appear in C:\users
Cannot add a further user account.
No answers found to date.

Must try to get back to Win 7 Pro - and try a win 10 upgrade when it is possibly a little more sorted.

 

I, and most people do not have any of those problems. Don't know why, perhaps it's the hardware configuration, installed software or how they uses their computer but I have had no significant problems with any of the Windows 10 releases, from the first preview release last October right up to the current 10586 build.

If I were you, I would backup my data (image backup the entire drive would be best) then do a Clean Install of Windows 10 following the link I posted earlier.

 

Hello Jody, *Smile

That would completely wipe everything in Microsoft Edge to have it back to default.

 

Hi Everyone....
WHAT A DAY!!!!!!!!! I was determined to revert back to Win7 (old faithful). However the one BRILLIANT thing I did was to firstly make a Windows 10 install/USB stick - which I found surprisingly easy to do (I am a novice).

I then proceeded to use my HP recovery disk to get back to W7, and somehow made a complete dogs breakfast, and in the end had a non booting Laptop.
I then remembered that I had produced the USB stick for a clean install. Joy of Joys, all went well, and at the moment it seems that I now have a fully functional Windows 10 installation, WITHOUT all the quirks that I previously reported.

From my own limited experience - it seems that a clean install is the only way to go*Wink

 

It seems I spoke too soon!

24 hours after a 'successful clean install' - I am again losing search and also edge. When called up they show on the screen briefly - then after a second or so disappear.
I'm I the only one with this problem? or is this a known (as yet uncorrected) MS quirk?
As always your suggestions and help would be appreciated.

 

Have you noticed it happening after any particular action?

 

As Brink said, you will want to isolate the issue. Some things to do in the meantime:

Sometimes, Microsoft provides (crap) drivers that don't work well with certain computers. Most often these computers are older and their manufacturers do not provide Windows 10 drivers at all, and MS finds generic or other that don't quite 'fit'. This has caused many many issues. See if your computer manufacturer has any drivers listed on its website for you (HP is found here: HP Software and Driver Downloads for HP Printers, Laptops, Desktops and More | HP® Customer Support
). I usually (personally) recommend using only the latest OS that drivers are provided for, meaning don't upgrade if your manufacturer is a jerk.

Antivirus programs sometimes cause such problems. The built in Defender works well enough if you find out that this is indeed the issue for you. So, if you have a 3rd party antivirus program installed, try uninstalling and restarting to see if it helps with your problem. If not, no sweat, just reinstall it! If you don't even have a 3rd party antivirus, just skip this bit.

There are a lot of startup programs and plenty of other things that bog down the system. Try running Malwarebyte's MBAM program to see if you can catch any PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs) and other baddies your antivirus might not have caught. It is free, and highly recommended on this very forum and others. Find it here: Optimize and Defrag Drives in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums