Windows 10: No longer have Audio, Start Menu, or Settings

Hello! I'm currently in serious need of some help with my Windows 10 PC. I have searched for answers to my problems but it always leads to another error or issue. If anyone has any answers to whats going on below please let me know!

Randomly my PC decided to freeze up completely. I could not move the mouse and nothing was changing on the screen. After around 30 minutes of waiting for it to hopefully unfreeze, nothing happened. I decided it was long enough and used the restart button on my PC to hopefully fix the freeze. It did fix the freeze but brought many more issues. After the restart audio has stopped working, the windows button and search button on the taskbar no longer work and right clicking the desktop and selecting Display Settings/Personalize brings up an error box below.

Right Clicking the Desktop and selecting Display Settings/Personalize
https://i.gyazo.com/259ca3c5bbd40e7c...b9526b7b85.png

Audio Icon along with Troubleshooting and cannot select default playback/recording devices
https://i.gyazo.com/0eb1cd2a8ee0fa51...f98aa14b58.png

Trying to Left/Right Click the Start Menu and Search Button
https://i.gyazo.com/21646ea19be14752...b18c9837d1.mp4

If you have any ideas or questions please ask! Thanks for anyone who tries to help.

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No longer have Audio, Start Menu, or Settings.

Hi,

A corrupted system file can be a possible reason why this issue is happening. Try running the Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool( DISM). This procedure helps fix file corruptions. After doing DISM, you can run the System File Checker tool (SFC)
to scan and repair system file corruption.

To this, please follow these steps:

• Open an elevated command prompt. To do this, right click the Windows button, and then select Command Prompt (Admin). If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow or Yes.
  
• Type the following command, and then press Enter.

• DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
• Note: It might take several minutes for the command operation to be completed.

3. Type the following command and press Enter.

• sfc /scannow
• Note: It might take several minutes for the command operation to be completed.
  

4. Close the command prompt, and then restart the PC.

Get back to us with the outcome so we can help you out further.

 

No longer have Audio, Start Menu, or Settings.

Hello! I'm currently in serious need of some help with my Windows 10 PC. I have searched for answers to my problems but it always leads to another error or issue. If anyone has any answers to whats going on below please let me know!

Randomly my PC decided to freeze up completely. I could not move the mouse and nothing was changing on the screen. After around 30 minutes of waiting for it to hopefully unfreeze, nothing happened. I decided it was long enough and used the restart button on
my PC to hopefully fix the freeze. It did fix the freeze but brought many more issues.

After the restart audio has stopped working, the windows button and search button on the taskbar no longer work and right clicking the desktop and selecting Display Settings/Personalize brings up an error box below.

Right Clicking the Desktop and selecting Display Settings/Personalize

https://i.gyazo.com/259ca3c5bbd40e7c859900b9526b7b85.png

Audio Icon along with Troubleshooting and cannot select default playback/recording devices

https://i.gyazo.com/0eb1cd2a8ee0fa518c0975f98aa14b58.png

Trying to Left/Right Click the Start Menu and Search Button

https://i.gyazo.com/21646ea19be147529606e8b18c9837d1.mp4

If you have any ideas or questions please ask! Thanks for anyone who tries to help.

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Microsoft provides a possible solution if willing to use it.
It's called RESET.
There are several ways to get to SETTINGS.
If willing, find your way to Settings > Update and Recovery > RESET the system to a clean build.


Reset Windows 10 Installation Upgrade Tutorials

 

Before resetting try a System Restore to a time before this happened.
If that still doesn't work, then press the Win key+X and choose Powershell (Admin) type SFC /scannow and press enter. This will replace any missing system files.