Windows 10: Start menu and other taskbar items won't open

@lemonteajunkie
I am impressed you did all that and still have a working PC, if it had been me i would never have had the "cool" head when it comes to these annoying problems that never should have happen
My temper gets the better off me 87% of the time, also why i keep my sledge hammer, axes and baseball bat out of arms reach *Biggrin

My Nas was giving me trouble a couple of months ago, a cheap one but still able to do the job, but the fan would never go into power saving mode so i decided to fix it, but after having replaced the fan in my nas with a better more silent one, i flipped the on switch and it sounded like a DC9 taking off in my driveway
Well now i was mad, my baseball bat was on the table so in my fury i picked it up and smashed the Nas, well a word of advice ALWAYS remove your other hand from the table first *Biggrin well i hand survived, no broken bones just twice as big as my other hand.

My Nas well take a wild guess, and no i did not buy a new Nas.

But i am glad you fixed your troubles m8

 

@kimkl

haha, yes i always try to find solutions to problems online, and almost never take my computers to the shop unless it's REALLY dire and something i obviously cannot do myself (i.e. having to take apart hardware etc). it's great to be able to fix problems yourself for free, rather than having to pay ridiculous amounts at a shop (£50 or so for a diagnostic fee alone? no thanks!)

the only time i have had sent my laptop away was to fix the audio jack a couple of months ago. it just wouldn't work, no matter what i tried (though if i reset it, it would start working again, and after a few days stop again, very weird), and clearly was more of a hardware issue. so luckily, i was able to get it sent off to the manufacturer and repaired for free under my warranty. took maybe 2 weeks to get it sent off and returned (luckily i had a spare older laptop to use)

anyway, it's amazing the resources you can get online, and there's usually at least someone out there who has faced the same problem, and someone else who knows how to fix it, so i thought eventually i would get something done about it (or if not, have to send it off again!). it just wasn't a problem i could ignore. persistence pays off in the end!