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Windows 10 Upgrade only partially functional
I just finished trying to upgrade my HP Pavillion to Windows 10 from Windows 7 Home Premium SP1. The upgrade completed, but my taskbar is unresponsive (currently only the Windows icon, search and task view buttons are on it, and none respond to clicking). Shortly after startup, I had my full taskbar available, but after I started Firefox, they disappeared. Nothing in the system tray responds to clicking either, and the clock is presently stuck at 1:36 pm. I can right-click on the screen and get that menu to come up, and I can start Task Manager from Ctrl-Alt-Del, but it's unresponsive on start. Also of note; after starting Task Manager, my Taskbar icons came back, but I can't click on them.
This is the second time I've tried upgrading this machine to 10. The first time, after a few hours of trying to get it to do anything at all, I restored my system drive from a backup made especially for such an eventuality. This time, the system image I made is missing, or I'd be running the restore right now. I have a Win7 reinstall disc, so if I really have to, I can go for a fresh 7 install (fortunately, my Libraries are on a different drive than the OS), but I'd really rather not.
Here's my full system stats:
CPU: Athlon X2 250 3.0Ghz
RAM: 8GB (4 x 2GB)
Storage: 1 128GB SSD (OS Drive), 1 3TB Toshiba (Libraries), 1 external 4TB Seagate (backup)
1 Asus BD-ROM/DVD burner, 1 HP DVD burner
Video: EVGA GeForce 210 (through HDMI)
NOTE: Since I did have the right-click menu on my desktop, I used it to create a new folder, then clicked on it, and was able to start File Manager. Through that, I can get to the command prompt (even as administrator), though I haven't tried it just yet.