It may not be Windows. It may be hardware. See my previous post and links.
To exclude your internal disk try booting your PC from a live boot disk- ideally one you've used on a different PC just to prove whether your monitor works with that.
If it then doesn't work on the problem PC you're left with what's different.
I tried the Dell monitor on my wifes PC and it works fine. I am resetting the PC again. The first time I used the cloud option the second time the recovery drive option. I couldn't access any settings on it they all came up on the Dell and the mouse was trapped in the AOC monitor.
Yes the same cable. I am now back on my PC install. The Dell monitor has been and still is disconnected. Most things seem to be working pretty fast, I have installed 3/4 of my favourite pieces of software. However if I right click on a blank piece of desktop I get no right menu I get the rotating circle icon for about three minutes which eventually goes back to a cursor.
I am hesitant to continue installing software if there are still problems.
Any reason why it my not be finding the right click context menu?
The usual problem with context menus is a problematic shell extension - one added by an installed program.
The first approach to diagnosis, as per the relevant tenforums tutorial, is to use Shellexview (free) appropriately.
Here's how I approach a clean install.
a. Clean install Windows.
b. As early as I can install Macrium Reflect (free) and create a disk image.
c. I install/configure some things, making a simple note of changes.
d. I create a differential image
e. I repeat (c), (d).
Then if something goes wrong I don't have to go back very far or waste much time - provided I notice it of course.
(Could add 'create a system restore point' to 'd').
The one thing I would not do is just rush in and install everything and configure and tweak at random.... for example.
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