Windows 10: Unable to access ANY start menu, Cortana, Search, notification access center, or Settings...

Since late October 2022, we an IT Help Desk have begun to see This app has been blocked by your system administrator. Contact your system administrator for more info. Having searched for two weeks with every variation we can think of, we haven't found a solution yet. It's occurring on Windows 10 Version 22H2, 21H2, and 21H1, as well as Windows 11. There is not one update specifically that it has occurred with but the first one we noticed was a quality update 8482.Most recently, we have updated all the way to 22H2 with no issues. After we logged in as a user, BROKE.What hasn't helped so far..

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Unable to access Start menu and Cortana in Windows 10

Hello Kevin,

As you are unable to access Start menu and Cortana on your device we will help you with this issue.

Do let us know if you are able to see any error message/ error code while trying to access Start menu and Cortana?

This issue might have occurred due to missing/ corrupted system files on your device. Try the below troubleshooting steps and check if it helps.

Step 1: I suggest you to run SFC scan and check if it helps.

System File Checker is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files. If a
Windows Resource Protection (WRP) file is missing or is corrupted, Windows may not behave as expected.

• Press Windows + R keys, to open
  Run command.
• Type cmd and hit Enter to open
  Command Prompt.
• Type the command "sfc /scannow" without the quotes
  and hit Enter.
• After the scan, restart the computer and check for the issue.

Step 2: Also, I suggest you to install all the pending updates on Windows 10.

• Connect to the internet.
• Press Windows key and type
  updates.
• Click on Check for updates.
• Under Windows Updates, click on
  Check for updates.
• Try to install the updates being shown.

Hope it helps. Kindly update the status of this issue, we will be happy to help you further.

Thank you.

 

Unable to access windows settings or the search bar

When i try to access the settings menu or use the search bar, i am unable to access either of them. Any suggestions?

 

Cortana, Start Menu and Action Center not working on Windows 10.

Original itle: Cortana, Start Menu and Action Center not live

My start menu, the Cortana search box and the Action Center are all dead. I have shortcuts in my task bar and they all work fine. To access the start menu, I have to right click but it does not give me the menu to the apps. I have action center notifications
and cannot access to see what they are. I cannot type anything in Cortana. I built a new profile and it works but I don't want to have to recreate all my short cuts and settings that are already in my old profile. It seems others are having the same problem
and I've tried some of the recommended fixes to no avail.