Windows 10: No Settings App Popups - Unable to access menus

Hi,


I've recently had need to dive around the settings app & set a few things up, but it seems i am not getting popups for certain buttons. Having checked on another device, menus that should appear for certain buttons do not appear on my main PC, including the menus for:


"sign in with a microsoft account instead" in accounts/your info


"add bluetooth or other device" in devices/bluetooth & other devices


"manage" under email accounts in accounts/email & accounts


and more...


Links to other parts of the settings app still work eg "night light settings" in the system/display section still works, as do buttons to other apps such as control panel, but buttons that should produce pop up menus do not work!


This is intensely frustrating, please help!

:)

 

Unable to access the Start menu and sync mails with error: 0x80070003 on Windows 10

Hello Neil,

I realize the inconvenience you are facing in accessing the Start menu and syncing the emails on your device. Do not worry we will help you with this issue.

Provide us additional information to assist you better with this issue:

• What is the complete error message/ error code while trying to access the Start menu?
• Are you referring to Mail app/ Windows Live Mail/ Mail client version of Outlook to access emails on your device?
• Have you made any changes to the operating system prior to this issue?

For issues with Start menu error message:

I suggest you to refer to the below posts replied by Paul Sey
on August 21, 2015 and Ravinath P on October 5, 2015 respectively and check if it helps.

Refer: Critical Error – Start menu and Cortana
aren’t working. We’ll try to fix it the next time you sign in.

And,

“Critical Error – Start menu and Cortana aren’t working. We’ll try
to fix it the next time you sign in.”

If you are using Windows Mail app to sync mails, try the below troubleshooting steps and check if it helps.

Step 1: Follow the below steps to change the Mailbox sync settings.

• Open the Mail app and sign in to your account.
• Click on the gear icon (Settings) from the bottom left corner.
• Click on the Accounts under Settings.
• Click on your account and select Change settings.
• Click on the Change mailbox sync settings and check in the
  Sync options.

Step 2: I suggest you to run the
Windows Store Apps troubleshooter.

Windows Store Apps Troubleshooter,
troubleshoots problems that may prevent Windows Store Apps from working correctly.

Run the troubleshooter for Windows apps

Hope it helps. Kindly update the status of accessing the Start menu and syncing the mails for further assistance.

Thank you.

 

Can I customize the list of suggest apps in the "Open with" menu?

You can't use it to add additional programs, only to set default programs.

Interestingly for me it shows nothing for text files:








Then if I want to add a portable app like Jarte Plus to open with context menu windows doesn't like it.





It's not present and is near impossible to add even via "look for an app on this PC"

OpenWithAdd to the rescue:




Result:

 

Unable to access Apps & features setting

Unable to access apps & features setting or any of the settings under system.