Trouble with my right-click START Power user (Context) utility menu

dalchina · 10 Jun 2020

A simple view of Revo (free- pro has more features) is that it starts by listing installed programs.

You choose the one you want to uninstall.

That program's uninstaller runs as normal.

Then Revo does a scan for leftovers.

As a matter of routine I always use either Geek Uninstaller (quicker to use) or Revo to uninstall- many uninstallers are not written so as to be 100% complete. That's up to the author.

Revo (free) can only start with a fully installed program. If you have incomplete programs and want to do a forced install starting with a remnant file (not just registry keys) either buy a license, or there's Wise Uninstaller which incudes forced uninstall for free.

A trick is to reinstall a problem program, then start Revo and uninstall.

Windows runs with all manner of leftovers. NCH leftovers can be less desirable.

mrow22 · 10 Jun 2020

OK, this will be really useful!

vbphil · 05 Aug 2020

Hi, just found this thread. I also have the same issue. I posted a topic on the Microsoft Community board the other day but no help yet.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...=1596663227560

After updating to version 2004 (Version 2004 (OS Build 19041.421)) the Power User Menu has reduced operability which was observed on 2 separate machines. Not all the links are working. Links that point to the Window Settings windows are okay. The broken links all point to the Windows/System32 folder, in case that's a clue.

The shortcut links for this menu are stored in the User's \AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX folder. Launching the links from that location works fine.

I got the same results whether logging on as my personal user account or the Administrator's account.

Crossed out items below are the links not working.

Trouble with my right-click START Power user (Context) utility menu-2020-08-04_9-57-46.jpg

mrow22 · 05 Aug 2020

Hi: Several posts back I wrote:

Hi Dalchina Well, that was it. [Fix] Win+X Menu Shortcuts Not Working >> Winhelponline

It was confusing at first, even determining exactly which app to download but once in and launched, I disabled several apps at a time, worked backwards, stumbled around a bit and finally believe I narrowed it to an app called Express Zip (one dll, I believe). As soon as I read about his understanding of the context menu, I realized it made sense. Not about a broken or missing link, exactly, but maybe more about a sloppy program shell extension. I can visualize that laying a fresh OS on top of existing with a do-not-disturb sign on all the programs (as I did a few days ago) might not fix this.

Each time, one must sign out then sign back in again, at least that is what I did in order to be absolutely certain of the effect of the change. A bit time consuming but nothing like rebooting would be.

From my notes at the time:

If right-click Start Context Menu becomes damaged
[Fix] Win+X Menu Shortcuts Not Working >> Winhelponline

[Fix] Win+X Menu Shortcuts Not Working >> Winhelponline

Nirsoft ShellExtView https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html
Also : http://shellfix.nirsoft.net/

Add or Remove Default Items on Win+X Quick Link Menu in Windows 10
WinX zip file and tutorial

For this older machine I'm using I wish I'd stayed with v1904. But you're probably fine to have the upgrade. In my case, it was an app as noted and troubleshooting by trial and error With ShellExtView helped. I don't know if my experience will help your situation or not.

vbphil · 06 Aug 2020

mrow22 said:

For this older machine I'm using I wish I'd stayed with v1904. But you're probably fine to have the upgrade. In my case, it was an app as noted and troubleshooting by trial and error With ShellExtView helped. I don't know if my experience will help your situation or not.

I haven't tried that program but did test with another one that didn't help. I deleted one of the menu items and replaced it with a new shortcut. It didn't help.

Win+X Menu Editor
Created by Sergey "Happy Bulldozer" Tkachenko
Winaero - Free small and useful software for Windows

I'll give ShellExtView a look to see if it does any better.

thanks, -phil

- - - Updated - - -

Hall aula! It's fixed.
ShellExtView worked with helping me find a troublesome Contecxt Menu dll.

The Shell entry causing the problem is:
Media Center x64
Context Menu
Shell Extensions
26.0.98.0
Media Center 26
JRiver, Inc.
C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center 26\JRShellExt.dll
{6C954710-1CD0-46F0-B45D-1824231244C6}

After disabling this item with ShellExtView my Start Power User Menus were all working again.

Thanks greatly for the help.

-phil

dalchina · 06 Aug 2020

mrow22 · 06 Aug 2020

Great, Thanks, and I'll put your notes in with with mine for the future! Cheers, Don

Trouble with my right-click START Power user (Context) utility menu

Power User Menu links broke after Win10 2004 update.