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Unable to open Start Menu, any Programs or Task Manager
The other day my computer was refusing to open some pop-up windows in Google Chrome so I restarted it. It hung in the restart window with the spinning circle for a significant period of time so I was forced to shut down.
Upon restarting, I get to my desktop and my cursor is active but if I click on any desktop icons the circle just spins. If I click on the Start Menu the icon just darkens but menu doesn't open. And if I Ctrl + Alt + Del and select Task Manager, it takes me back to the desktop but nothing opens.
I have tried restarting and shutting down (having to do both via Ctrl + Alt + Del) and the computer will just hang with the circle spinning.
The machine is quite old and I've had minor problems throughout the way, but nothing like this. Any thoughts?