Windows 10: Start, cortana, search, notification stopped working on my laptop

Guys I have a Asus tuf fx504 running Windows 10 home. I recently faced this issue. Tried many methods from the internet but it didn't work finally reinstalled windows and it worked fine. But after 3 days the same problem...please help

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Start, Cortana and notifications don't work

If you have a System restore point prior to when this started happening- or a disk image (we constantly recommend people use disk imaging routinely) you could use those.

Otherwise:

Which is your Windows build?
Windows key + R, winver

I suggest you try an in-place upgrade repair install which keeps all programs and data and most settings
-but mustbe done with an iso matching your build.

This was the approach that worked here:
Start/Notification/Cortana/Search Stop Working Solved - Page 2 - Windows 10 Forums

 

Start/Notification/Cortana/Search Stop Working


Hi All,
I've got a system here which is acting up and I'm looking for ideas of how to resolve. Specs are:

Windows 10 Home (upgraded from W8.1)
i7-3632 8GB RAM 64bit
Inspiron 17R5720 laptop

Here's the problem: Everything works fine upon boot, but then, something happens over time, and things stop working.

Start left-click not working/Start right-click works
Notification left-click not working/Notification right-click menu shows, but open action center doesn't work
Quick Launch opens and works
All icons pinned to the taskbar work including File Explorer
Cortana and search not working - can't type in box
Speaker icon left-click does not work, right-click does

This is all intermittent, and resolved with a reboot.

Something sets it off to stop working - perhaps the screensaver/lockscreen?

Fast Startup is off, hybernate off as well.

Any ideas are greatly appreciated. TIA.

 

Start/Notification/Cortana/Search Stop Working

Hi.
I agree - would be good to know WHY this is happening...can't seem to find a definitive answer on that. I know this has been a problem in the past (since August last year), and the Powershell re-register approach doesn't work anymore (just breaks everything).

I have since done a (partial) clean boot, and let him run the computer for a day and a half, including reboots, and it appears that the problem has not resurfaced (yet!), so next on the list is slowly adding everything back in to try and identify the culprit. Unfortunately, he leaves now for a couple of weeks, and I won't be able to further troubleshoot until he returns.

But I will be sure and post here if we come up with a solution! And if not, an in-place repair install is my only other solution, because we've done everything else. Thanks.