Windows 10: Start Menu text is Black

Hey y'all,

To give a bit of background, I had to clone and replace my SSD due to an issue with the SATA connector. I had no issues with the search/start menu before this.

Whether I have the theme in Light or Dark Mode, when I search something on Cortana it looks like this:






I reinstalled my Nvidia drivers (Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1070 Ti) and tried to mess around with the 3D settings but I'm not sure where to go from here.

Help? Thanks lol

:)

 

Right-click Start menu and it's white text on black


It looks like this:




Anyone know how to make this white on black text or transparent.

Also the title bars in notepad etc are not transparent

 

mutant entry in Start: ms-resource:AppName/Text

Hi Watson,

Thank you for posting your concern on Microsoft Answer Community.

We would suggest you to follow the below step and let us know if that helps you.

Check for the mutant file "ms-resource:AppName/Text".
and delete it from the below location.

• C:\Users\"username"\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
  
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
  

Hope it helps.

Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Windows 10 Start menu is empty

Hi. Steps 1 and 2 didn't do much but step 3 has restored what looks like the list of original Microsoft apps but no sign of any of the many apps I have installed. And there are no tiles in the start menu. Any suggestions please?