Start Menu/Search/Action Center not working. Unable to load DCOM Servr


  1. Posts : 20
    Windows 10 Pro
       #1

    Start Menu/Search/Action Center not working. Unable to load DCOM Servr


    Hello guys!
    I got an issue that I used a registry cleaner then the News store app stopped working so I used the get-appx Powershell command to try to fix it then start menu (ShellExperienceHost & Cortana) stopped working.

    What I tried so far
    • In-place upgrade didn't work
    • sfc /scannow didn't find any corruption
    • DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth No corruption detected
    • DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth Command runned but didn't fix anything
    • Uninstalled Anti-Virus
    • Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”} Didn't work


    Now I got these errors in Event Viewer for the apps:
    • Unable to start a DCOM Server: Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_1.12.2.18334_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy!CortanaUI as Unavailable/Unavailable. The error:"2147958031"Happened while starting this command:"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchUI.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXa50dqqa5gqv4a428c9y1jjw7m3btvepj.mca




    • Unable to start a DCOM Server: Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_10.0.18334.1_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy!App as Unavailable/Unavailable. The error:"2147958031"Happened while starting this command:"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExpe rienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca (Event ID: 10001)


    Please tell me of any possible solutions other than clean install because I want clean install to be my last resort as I have a lot of apps/programs installed in the system!

    Thanks!

    Regards,
    addas
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  2. Posts : 42,955
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #2

    Certainly. If you were lucky, and have System Restore enabled, you could try using a restore point created before you used the registry cleaner. However, using restore points is well known to be hit and miss- but no harm will be done by trying. And if you did an in-place upgrade repair, all restore points would have been deleted.

    Restore a valid disk image that you created before using a registry cleaner. I hope you have been using disk imaging routinely - e.g. Macrium Reflect - free- +external storage for disk image sets.

    This forum
    - repeatedly decries registry cleaners
    - repeatedly advocates using disk imaging routinely.

    If you use disk imaging, even if your system disk fails or is unusable, you have a good chance of restoring your PC to a previous good working state.

    In-place upgrade didn't work
    Do you mean the procedure of an in-place upgrade repair install failed?
    or
    Having successfully completed it, there was no change in the symptoms?

    Note that if the problem is with your user profile, system repairs such as SFC /SCANNOW, in-place upgrade repair install will not fix such a problem.

    You could consider creating a new user account for comparison.
    Last edited by dalchina; 01 Mar 2019 at 10:02.
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    Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
       #3
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  4. Posts : 20
    Windows 10 Pro
    Thread Starter
       #4

    dalchina said:
    Certainly. If you were lucky, and have System Restore enabled, you could try using a restore point created before you used the registry cleaner. However, using restore points is well known to be hit and miss- but no harm will be done by trying.

    Restore a valid disk image that you created before using a registry cleaner. I hope you have been using disk imaging routinely - e.g. Macrium Reflect - free- +external storage for disk image sets.

    This forum
    - repeatedly decries registry cleaners
    - repeatedly advocates using disk imaging routinely.

    If you use disk imaging, even if your system disk fails or is unusable, you have a good chance of restoring your PC to a previous good working state.


    Do you mean the procedure of an in-place upgrade repair install failed?
    or
    Having successfully completed it, there was no change in the symptoms?

    Note that if the problem is with your user profile, system repairs such as SFC /SCANNOW, in-place upgrade repair install will not fix such a problem.

    You could consider creating a new user account for comparison.
    In-place upgrade upgraded successfully but didn't fix the issue.

    I tried making a new user profile and still the issue is there.
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  5. Posts : 42,955
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #5
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