Windows 10: right click onempty portion of desktop does not work

A right click of the mouse on an empty portion of the desktop used to bring up a menu of some 7 or perhaps 8 actions that could be performed including rearrange icons, change display resolution, and others. Now, with my reinstalled Windows 10 OS that no longer works. Now if I inadvertantly right click on an empty portion of the desktop I get an hourglass and no useful work can be performed for perhaps 5 or 10 minutes until that hourglass disappears. Much effort in trying to find something to click on that will make that hourglass disappear.


How can I fix this?

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Event portion in calendar doesnot work.

Hello,

So this helped us to understand that the issue is with in the Calendar app. So let's proceed with further troubleshooting steps:

Step 1: Run Windows Store Troubleshooter

I suggest you to run the Windows Update Troubleshooter. Follow these steps to run Windows Store troubleshooter:

• Type troubleshooting in the search window and select it.
• Select View all on the top left corner.
• Click Windows Store troubleshooter.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to run the troubleshooter.
• Check if issue persists.

Step 2:

If issue persists then there might be a chance that the Calendar app may be broken due to a licensing issue with the Store. To get these app working again, you need to follow these steps:

• 
  Open powershell
  as administrator. Type PowerShell in the search box, right click on it and select
  run as administrator.
  
• 
  Run the command get-appxpackage *microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps* | remove-appxpackage
  
  
• 
  Re-install Calendar from Windows Store.
  

Hope this helps. Do let us know if you have any queries related to Windows, we will be happy to assist you.

Thank you.

 

Right portion of screen non-responsive

Hi,



Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I understand that mouse events are not recorded on a portion of your computer screen. We will certainly look into this for you.

Usually, this issue could occur due to a non-displayed notification that blocks the mouse clicks in certain portion of the screen. For better clarity, please let us know:

1) What is the version of Windows 10 installed on your computer?

2) Do you have any antivirus program installed?

Meanwhile, lLet us try a few steps and check.



Method 1: Run Windows Updates.

Make sure
Windows is up to date with the latest updates.



Method 2: Uninstall and Re-install Display and Mouse drivers.

I would suggest you to uninstall the display drivers from Device Manager and re-install it from manufacturer website.

1. Press Windows + R key to open
Run window.

2. Type devmgmt.msc and press Enter.

3. In Device
Manager, expand Display Adapters.

4. Right click on the display driver and select
Uninstall

5. Check the box that says
Delete the driver software for this device. Click on OK.

Download and re-install the drivers for your computer from

Lenovo Support website



Method 3: Create a local account.

To make sure the issue is not user account related, you can create a new local account and check if you are able to use mouse events throughout the screen.

1. Select the Start button, select Settings > Accounts
   and then select Family & other users. (In some editions of Windows you'll see Other users.)
   
2. Select Add someone else to this PC.
3. Select I don't have this person's sign-in information, and on the next page, select
   Add a user without a Microsoft account.

Enter a user name, password, password hint or choose security questions, and then select
Next.

Login to the local account and check if you face the same issue.

There are instances where certain antivirus programs also caused similar issues. However, please perform the above steps and let us know the results.



We will certainly assist you further.



Regards,

Vivian S

 

fllckering desktop

Hi Yvonne,

To resolve your issue with flickering desktop, we suggest that you update your display drivers with the steps listed below:

• Right-click Start, then select Device Manager.
• Expand Display Adapters to find the name of your device.
• Right-click the device and select Update Driver Software.
• Follow steps to update display drivers.

Update us on the result.

Regards.