Windows 10: Windows 10: Taskbar and start menu not working on laptop

I need some advice/help please. Since yesterday the taskbar on my Lenovo Iddeapad Flex5 laptop has not worked properly. I can't click on the Start button, I can't type in the search bar that I have in the taskbar, and any apps that are open do not appear in the taskbar. The only apps I can open are those with a desktop shortcut. I can right click on the taskbar and click options such as 'Lock the taskbar', however nothing happens when I click 'Taskbar settings'. If I hover over parts of the taskbar, e.g. clock/date, it will give a basic description, but the things that usually pop up when you

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Start menu and taskbar not working.

Hi Deva,

Thank you for updating.

I suggest you to refer the link below and follow the troubleshooting steps suggested.

Troubleshoot problems opening the Start menu or Cortana.

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

Hope the Start menu works after performing the steps suggested. Thank you.

 

Windows 10 Start menu issue

Maybe this can help re Pin to start mate.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...ndows-10/2d5507fb-939b-4d53-98a8-78e1ab93adde

 

Feature suggestion: Add right-click menu

Suggestion: Please add a Windows 7 Jump-List and/or right-click menu to the GPU-Z icon in the Windows taskbar. Possible menus in it would be "Exit" and "About GPU-Z...".
Maybe also "Switch to tab 1/Switch to tab 2/Switch to videocard 1/Switch to videocard 2" too.
Examples of programs that have such menus are ICQ, Skype, AIM.

NOTE: It seems for a right-click menu, Windows 7 is not needed - it works on WinXP and Vista too.
But even a Windows 7 Jump-list may be good enough.
What do you think?