Windows 10: Windows 10 start menu key left click options not working

Good day, good people. My windows 10 left click menu doesn't bring up the menu tray anymore since after I shut down my system using the alt+f4 combination keys. Likewise, neither the running apps tray nor the network one opens up on left click. I also cannot multitask anymore as I can only open one folder, seeing as the non functionality of the left click options limits my ability to. I've had these exact issues before which forced me to reinstall the OS from scratch. But I can't always install the software as it requires time and some backing up. Please anyone who knows a way around this should help with a guide. Thanks in advance!

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Start menu not working on left click

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Start menu not working on left click

Hi Jean,

I realize the inconvenience you are facing. Let me help you in resolving the issue.

I appreciate if you can provide us the following information to help us understand the issue better.

• Do you receive any error message or code?
• Did you try any troubleshooting steps to resolve the issue?
• Did you run the SFC and DISM?

If not, you may run the SFC and DISM by following the below link and check if it helps.

SFC: System File Checker is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files.

DISM: It detects incorrect manifests, cabinets or registry data, it may replace the incorrect data with corrected version available.

System file check (SFC) Scan and Repair System Files & DISM to fix things SFC cannot

Reference: Troubleshoot problems opening the Start menu or Cortana

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/get-help-windows-start-menu

Hope the information helps, do reply if you need further assistance.

Thank you.

 

Hi have you run trouble shooter or tried to do a repair by Pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL which will shut it down and restart with a lot of options.
Why did you press those keys because on my laptop it disables the touch pad and left click
You could if desktop uninstall mouse from program and features and reinstall it again

 

Thanks for your response, sir. I have trouble shooted and just did the cntrl+alt+del buttons combination, but it's still not working. I pressed the keys on impulse as I have kind of become accustomed to shutting down my system that way for sometime now. Guess I have to stop beginning this moment. It's a laptop. Thanks again, sir.

 

Yes seem like you have corrupted a file if you want to shut down other than start button use the 3 buttons I told you about you can shut down that way and switch users.
Where it saids switch user create another account and see if problem still there

 

Alt+F4 is a valid way to shutdown, no different than doing a shutdown from the Start Menu. That should not have caused corruption.

Try running the following from a Elevated Command Prompt, one at a time:

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
SFC /scannow

 

Thank you for coming on here and trying to help the guy
Now you can see what his problem is

 

Hi, you mentioned you have a laptop. Can you be more specific about what's happening please.

1. Has left click on your touchpad stopped working?
2. Do you have any kind of mouse plugged in, and is left click working or not on that?
3. If you have not tried an external (USB) mouse, can you please do so and advise the result?

You mentioned you've had this happen before, and had to reinstall.
Have you heard of disk imaging? This means you have a compressed copy of your disk/partitions which you can restore, provided you have created the disk imaging program's boot disk, even if your PC is unbootable, provided there's no hardware problem, in a fairly short time.

By taking disk images regularly and before major changes, you can get your PC back exactly as it was, and you have a backup as you can copy files from the images.

Macrium reflect and Aomei Backupper (free) are good, e.g.

 

My point exactly. This is the 3rd time I had to reinstall the OS due to same reasons. Thanks for your input. I'll run those should I encounter the sort again, as I have already reinstalled the OS from scratch.

Thank you, sir. You've been quite helpful, I couldn't say the thanks word enough.

Both the left and right click fail to work on some instances while they do on others... say, they are mutually exclusive. That is, where the right click works, the left click will fail to and vice versa. No I didnt have a mouse plugged in. Thanks for the response, I really appreciate!

 

I would suggest trying to eliminate a touchpad problem- beg/buy/borrow a USB mouse and see what happens..

 

Alright. Thanks again. I was hoping to upgrade to the enterprise version from pro to see if it rids of the problem.

 

If that's the only issue, albeit one needing to be resolved, a bit overkill perhaps.. you might just as well do an in-place repair..
Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade - Windows 10 Forums

However that's still quite a long process..

 

Once you have tried a wired mouse, if that works, then have a look at rolling back/reinstalling the mouse driver now we have a clearer description of your problem.

 

Sorry, touchpad driver...