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Taskbar and Start Menu frequently not responding
I'm currently running Windows 10 Pro, up to date, on an Intel i5-6500 processor and Gigabyte H170-Gaming 3 motherboard. I've only been having this problem in the last month or so, having used the Windows installation for about a year previously.
The Taskbar and Start Menu only infrequently respond; it seems they function for something like 10 seconds out of a minute, and the rest of the time I get no response when I try to use them. I can still access them fine eventually after waiting a minute or so, but the majority of the time they're locked up. I haven't noticed any pattern for when they do and don't function other than that most of the time they don't, until a bit of waiting.
Both are still visible on my screen at all times, and I can launch programs that are pinned to the Taskbar as usual with a left click. However most of the time I cannot access any right click options, the Start Menu, or things like volume control and WiFi, nor can I adjust the Taskbar or get to any other setting accessed through the Taskbar.
I haven't noticed any other functionality problems with my Windows installation; other windows applications work normally at all times.
It's possible this problem could be arising from changing Windows security settings. I adjusted the security settings, limiting security access to the main drives on the computer, a few weeks ago to limit access to file systems on a guest account. As a possible solution I'd also appreciate it if anyone knew a way to reset the security settings of my drives to default, as I can't recall what the default settings were or how to reinitialize them. I have no idea why this would cause the issue, but it started happening around that time if I'm remembering correctly.
I can't find any other information online that's helped resolve the issue.
Thanks for your help