Action Center Cant Show Available WiFi, Screen, or Speaker Selection

I took ownership of my entire primary hard drive, or at least use C drive properties (to take permissions/ownership of the entire drive). I did this because I wanted to change the drive icon and didn't see an option to; and so, I did it hoping an option would appear if I took ownership of the drive itself.

That is how I lost functionality for viewing the Action Center (Available WiFi, Speakers, Display Projections) and the right click context menu for Taskbar's pinned programs. Now I can't unpin programs, or change my WiFi, or see the multiple monitor options in the action center (and even in Settings > WiFi).

My winver 18362.1082

I read:

"Quick Actions. In current versions of Windows 10 it has special access rights, which can't easily be restored."

Here is the collection of recommendations I've found so far and the results of use:

Recco. 1: Use settings to deactivate and reactivate the action center. It only made the icon appear and disappear; it did not fix the problem.

Recco. 2:
C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\
Rename Usrclass.dat File to UsrClass.old.dat.
"If unable to rename it try in Safe mode."
I made a second account (new administrative user) to do this; and, it didn't fix it. The new account also suffers from the same problems -- I'm thinking that windows has lost permission to access the files. They (Whatever files they are) used to belong to either TrustedInstaller or SYSTEM users. I don't know how to reassign permission to TrustedInstaller or System though; even if we can find the files which need to have their permissions changed back to default.


Recc. 3:

In the Registry Editor, go to this path: HKEY _ CURRENT _ USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer and modify the disable notifications value from 1 to 0. Restart your PC and check if the Action Center appears and that you can open it.

No fix.

Recco. 4:

RESETTING PERMISSION

Samuria wrote on TenForums on

25 Apr 2018#4
"You need a Windows live DVD to boot from to what permission is set of its re.set all the drive it's impossible to set it back."

Used a cmd file Reset UserPermission.cmd to edit permissions on what I had read could be hard to change permissions. The file had the following contents:

Code:

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=system=f
subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=system=f

elevated command prompt
to reset permissions for a file: icacls "full path to your file" /reset.
To reset permissions for a folder: icacls "full path to the folder" /reset.
To reset permissions for a folder, its files, and subfolders, run the command

Code:

icacls "C:\folder\path" /reset /t /c /l

Hardrive:

Code:

icacls C:\ /reset /t /c /l

Code:

takeown /A /R /F * before launching the ICACLS.
takeown /f "C:\" /A /r /d y
ICACLS * /T /Q /C /RESET
icacls "full path to the folder" /reset /t /c /l.

PS C>

Code:

powershell -windowstyle hidden -command "Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList '/c icacls "%1" /reset /t /c /l & pause' -Verb runAs"

Successfully processed 0 files; Failed processing 10132 files

NOTE: the following script can change owner without changing permissions:

Code:

cmd.exe /C takeown /F "%1" /R /D Y & pause

Which files need to be owned or have their permissions restored to C: drive defaults?
I think they used to be under TrustedInstaller or SYSTEM users. I have no idea how to restore the C: drive and it's files to the appropriate SYSTEM or TrustedInstaller users, nor which files are needed to use the Action Center and right click taskbar pinned icons. Any idea?


Recource 5: Cleanup-Image

At the command prompt, type the following command one at a time, and then press ENTER:

Code:

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.18362.900
Image Version: 10.0.18362.1082
Error: 0x800f081f The source files could not be found.

Attempted to fix the error by disabling and reinstalling the windows feature for the .net Framework:

Code:

DISM /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:NetFx3 /Source:D:\sources\sxs /All /LimitAccess

Tried the same via the control panel too.
The error persists.

So what is the "source" we would need to be looking for?

Another recommended:

Code:

dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup

100% Successful

Code:

sfc /scannow

-- "Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them."
If the scan was successful; I was supposed to then use...

Code:

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

I got the same error about the source not being found.


Reccomenda 6:

I didn't want to reinstall all the bloat I'd erased in the past; but, I tried it anyway:

Repair all Windows apps via Powershell
WIN+X then select Windows Powershell (Admin)
copy paste the below command.
Enter these commands separately to Re-register Settings app and built-in apps via PowerShell:

First try:

Code:

PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

Code:

Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name windows.immersivecontrolpanel | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml” -Verbose}

Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

or (I saw this somewhere and thought to try it too):

Code:

Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

Restart your Computer

or...

Code:

Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like "*SystemApps*"} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

Those installed some things (Solitaire), and could not find other things they wanted to install (I have been cleaning out the bloat ware and it has taken a long time; so, I used my one and only restore point (which I'd recently set) to undo the halfhearted PowerShell commands above).


Recourse 7:

"Replace contents of the WinX folder
If you have a spare Windows 10 device, go to File Explorer on that device and browse to the location given below.
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX
If you cannot arrange or find another Windows 10 PC, there is a workaround.
Just create a new user on your Windows 10 PC. Now, copy"

Did this with a new administrator user account, which did not have a working ActionCenter nor Available WiFi screen, etc. It failed to fix.


Recourse 8:

It was recommended to try a clean boot; but, after testing a new account and safe mode, I have decided not to go through that process yet. I'm guessing the problem is Windows itself does not have permission to access the ActionCenter, WiFi Available, Display Projections, or right click Context Menu for pinned and open programs on the taskbar.

Recc 9. Do a complete windows reinstall using ISO.
I am refusing, and seeking your help instead.