Windows 10: Update KB5055518 causes Start Menu Tasks and Context Menu to disappear - How to report?

Discus and support Update KB5055518 causes Start Menu Tasks and Context Menu to disappear - How to report? in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; After 4 hours of troubleshooting, I found the root cause of all my context menus disappearing. It was the Apr 8 update KB5055518.This ONLY affects the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by PeterKeim, Apr 10, 2025.

  1. PeterKeim Win User

    Update KB5055518 causes Start Menu Tasks and Context Menu to disappear - How to report?


    After 4 hours of troubleshooting, I found the root cause of all my context menus disappearing. It was the Apr 8 update KB5055518.This ONLY affects the start menu, it does NOT affect task bar. So at the time, task bar was my workaround.Image provided - Every single one of my start menu items only shows this many options. The tasks and recents are all gone. Now After Uninstalling KB5055518, the context menu is back. It is fixed, however of course my Windows Update is yelling at me saying I'm not up to date. I saw at least one other person mention something like this in a separate post. My questi

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    PeterKeim, Apr 10, 2025
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  2. Custom context menu entries

    So, just throwing this out there, in case somone knows.

    I have added a custom context menu entry for the program rightload, since by default the menu is broken in vistax64.

    It works pefect with single files, but when I select mutiple files and try to open, I get mutiple instances of the program (which makes sense), here is my entry:

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Rightload\Rightload.exe --server=1 --autostart %1

    So the %1 passes the filename to the program, and when I select multiple files it is just opening multiple instances of rightload each with a different file.

    What I'd like to do is be able to pass a list of the files selected to the program. Since I know it is capable of uploading multiple files from the context menu, all in one instance.

    So, is there something I can pass besides %1 that will do this? I have looked around and can't seem to find an answer anywhere... *Frown Update KB5055518 causes Start Menu Tasks and Context Menu to disappear - How to report? :(
     
    ArmoredCavalry, Apr 10, 2025
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  3. Necrofire Win User
    CCC Context menu

    I was recently greeted to a new entry in my desktop context menu after installing 8.12 drivers with the Catalyst Control Center:


    Update KB5055518 causes Start Menu Tasks and Context Menu to disappear - How to report? [​IMG]


    I have no idea what the second entry does, since clicking it results in nothing happening.
    So I open up CCC and find this new section:


    Update KB5055518 causes Start Menu Tasks and Context Menu to disappear - How to report? [​IMG]


    It's completely disabled. I only have a single HD3850. The IGP on my mobo is nVidia, which is disabled anyway.

    I spent the last hour or so finding a way to remove the second entry, and this is the only thing I could find:
    Deleting this key removes both entries from the context menu
    Code: KEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\ACE[/quote] This solved one problem and caused another. I do not like the tray icon, so I have it disabled, so the only way I know to get into CCC is via the context menu. Does anyone know of a way to disable just the "Configure Additive Graphics" entry and keep the CCC entry?

    If I kept both disabled, is there some sort of shortcut I could make to get there instead? I don't want to have to go to Display->Settings->Advanced->CCC every time.
    EDIT: Just made a hotkey to get there. *Smile Update KB5055518 causes Start Menu Tasks and Context Menu to disappear - How to report? :)
     
    Necrofire, Apr 10, 2025
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  4. AndreePin Win User

    Update KB5055518 causes Start Menu Tasks and Context Menu to disappear - How to report?

    AndreePin, Apr 10, 2025
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