Windows 10: Start button and task bar can not left click to open items

Discus and support Start button and task bar can not left click to open items in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Hi Have a weird issue I have experienced in the past. First this was all working fine earlier no issues then all of a sudden I tried to open my... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by Dave1776, Nov 13, 2017.

  1. Dave1776 Win User

    Start button and task bar can not left click to open items


    Hi

    Have a weird issue I have experienced in the past.

    First this was all working fine earlier no issues then all of a sudden I tried to open my weather channel app which I had been pulling up fine all day just stopped where it would open and then close immediately. I thought it was app specific but then tried to open my calculator alittle later to do something and it also closed immediately so I thought OK let me restart my system maybe it's just a glitch.

    When I got back up again now I notice my start menu will not open. I can right click it and get the right click menu fine but if I left click on it I get no start menu at all.

    I also noticed same with my time/calendar on the right side can right click it fine but not left click same with the alerts panel right click fine but left click nothing.

    I seem to be able to rick click on programs in my task bar and these open fine but same issue with the store if I click on the store it opens and closes immediately just like was happening to the other apps before restarting.

    I have tried going into powershell and SFC /SCANNOW and that went through and said there is no issues but still nothing is working.

    Ideas?

    Thanks!

    :)
     
    Dave1776, Nov 13, 2017
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  2. My ICONS have disappeared

    This is your start menu, the button on bottom left of task bar, click it once to open, click it again to close or esc key to close.
     
    seahawks65, Nov 13, 2017
    #2
  3. Build 10240 | Control panel not working

    Hello,

    Left click on start/Control Panel/= Inactive Control Panel in task bar

    Left clicking on in active control panel icon within task bar still does not activate various control panel items.

    Right clicking on start menu has the same results that lead to inactive task bar icons.

    Please provide a fix asap!

    Thanks
     
    MsPositive, Nov 13, 2017
    #3
  4. zbook New Member

    Start button and task bar can not left click to open items

    Open administrative command prompt and type or copy and paste:
    net user test /add
    shutdown /r
    When the computer reboots sign on with the new user named test.
    Report into the thread whether the new user has a working start menu and task bar.


    In addition to the above step another troubleshooting step is to re-register the start menu.

    Open administrative powershell and copy and paste this command:

    Get-appxpackage -all *shellexperience* -packagetype bundle |% {add-appxpackage -register -disabledevelopmentmode ($_.installlocation + “\appxmetadata\appxbundlemanifest.xml”)}

    Then reboot
     
    zbook, Nov 13, 2017
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  5. Dave1776 Win User
    OK I know Windows is doing an update so will finish that first just on the off chance it helps and if not will try the above.
     
    Dave1776, Nov 13, 2017
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  6. Dave1776 Win User
    OK Issue resolved didn't have to use the above when the updates finished and seems it was a big one as I had to let it finish while sleeping and when I booted up this morning this were working again.

    Started a new thread for the two new issues consider this one resolved!
     
    Dave1776, Apr 5, 2018
    #6
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