Windows 10: Sometimes when opening a new program using search in start menu, ALT + TAB places it at the...

Hi there,Has anyone encountered this, after latest windows update in April?It happened to me twice today already.Steps to reproduce:1 - Open start menu by pressing the windows key.2 - Type in the name of a program e.g., notepad, and hit Enter.3 - Switch to another program by clicking on another window or ALT + TAB.4 - Now you want to come back to the program you opened in step 2, press ALT + TAB.5 - The program is at the end of the window list, and releasing ALT + TAB does not switch to it.After encountering this twice today, I could not reproduce it. So it is not consistently happening, but

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Start Menu, Start Bar, Notifications and Alt+Tab not working

Hi all,

I have had this problem for several weeks now. I think it may have been introduced during an Update in December.

The symptoms of the issue include:

• Start menu is broken
  • Button can be hovered over (animation), but cannot be clicked or right clicked.
• Windows Explorer is very slow to open
• Alt + Tab does not work
• Certain applications break
  • Including Slack, Discord and Steam. Maybe others too but these ones just will not open or are totally frozen on whatever "Frame" they have last rendered.
• The notifications panel (bottom right next to the clock) will not open
• The calendar will not open
• Any settings menu that follows the Windows 10 theme will not open
  • Example "Settings" opens but sits on the blue window with the cog in the middle, never loading fully.

To try and resolve this I have taken many steps.

Steps taken:

• Opening the command line and typing sfc /scannow
• Creating a new Windows user copying all of my files across, deleting the old user and signing into the new user with my microsoft account.
  • As executed by Support Agent 1.
• Repaired windows downloading the Windows 10 iso as executed by Support agents 2 and 3.
• Ensured Windows 10 is up-to-date with the latest version.
• Ensured all other drivers are up to date.

The issue is still persisting and at this point it's looking like I may have to format the drive and reinstall everything - not something I want to do as my internet if fairly slow for downloading all my programs, and I also use this PC for work so would
rather not have to potentially take time out of my work schedule.

Does anyone have any suggestions that might fix this, or will Windows be patching this issue?

Thanks

 

Windows Search Not Opening Removed Start Menu Programs

Hi all, I have removed all unnecessary apps, etc from the Start Menu list - however there are Folders, for example, "Ease of Access" --- where once removed from the Start Menu folder list %appdata/programdata% --- the applications within the folder no longer work when calling on them in the Windows Search. They appear in the search results, but upon clicking them - nothing opens.

Example: Delete 'Ease of Access' from Start Menu Programs Folders %appdata/programdata% --- Click Windows Button, type in 'Narrator' (program within the 'Ease of Access' folder) and try to click it, doesn't open. Happens with all the programs within the Folders.

As soon as I put the Folders back in the Start Menu Programs Folders %appdata/programdata% - the search entries all function as usual.

I've tried rebuilding the search, adding the entire C drive to search index, nothing seems to be working.

Basically I'm looking to remove the 'Ease of Access' 'Windows Accessories' 'PowerShell' etc folders from the Start Menu list, but still be able to call the applications within them up thru the Windows Search and click to open.

Anyone have a fix?

 

Windows Search Not Opening Removed Start Menu Programs

Hi, yes, appreciate the reply - that is the gist of what I am trying to accomplish - remove start menu entries, but retain application functionality in pulling the program up via Search.
I am using C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

I did remove the folders of shortcuts from the Start Menu folder -- and place them in an 'Apps' folder C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Apps, which I indexed manually in the Search functionality, and it still didn't work. (Also tried indexing the entire C drive)

For example, if I remove the 'Power Shell' folder, and then search to use and pull up the Power Shell program, it appears in search results, but the application doesn't open. It even behaves this way if the 'Power Shell' folder remains in the Start Menu folder - isn't deleted - but just 'hidden'.

Have you tried this with success?

I am decluttering the Start Menu list, but would still like to pull up and use applications within the search that were removed from the Start Menu list via these folders. The rest of the Start Menu apps/programs in the list were uninstalled - the folders (Power Shell, Ease of Access, etc) Windows created seems to have a link thats broken when the shortcuts are moved?

Thank you