Windows 10: I cannot open my PDF files; getting this message - file system error 2147219200

Geeting an error when trying to open any PDF files


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file system error 2147219200

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File System Error (-2147219200)

I can't open my start menu, and I can't seem to access my taskbar, or many of my apps. When I tried to open one of my apps this popped up "file system error (-2147219200)". Any advice on this?

 

SYSTEM ERROR WHEN OPENING PDF FILES

When trying to open pdf files I get the following error message: File System Error (-2018374645). How can I overcome this error and open the files?

 

File system error (-2147219200)

This morning, I downloaded a few files to my computer and when I tried to open them, there was a long pause and then the message "File system error (-2147219200)". The computer, an ASUS laptop running Windows 10, had been working normally until then.

I ran "check" on both the C: and D: logical drives (they are the same physical drive) and all was well. I went to try to open a command prompt so that I could run "chkdsk /r /f" but the WindowsKey+X didn't produce any results let alone the menu offering me a command prompt that I was expecting. I tried to type cmd in the Cortana search box but couldn't type in there. I tried to reboot the computer but the Windows icon doesn't react when I click on it.

I began to think that I had some kind of malware so spent most of the day running a full MalwareBytes scan which apparently found nothing. (After over 5 hours it hadn't found any infections but then it rebooted and presumably ran the rootkit scans I'd asked for while I was eating dinner and then rebooted again. I'm not sure where to find its final report.)

I have no idea what's going on or why but I'd love to get that computer working normally again - I'm on a different one now - so that I can get back to the development work I've been wanting to do all day long.

Can anyone suggest a way to diagnose my problem definitively and solve it?