Start Menu and Cortana Problems again!!!!

jds63 said:

Already downloaded a version from TechBench, link provided in previous post.

It's a very fine piece of os brought out by. M$ I love every LTSB version

tonymarcus said:

No it doesn't work in safe mode but it does work in the other account I set up so it's some form of account corruption. I'll leave it for now and see if it sorts it's self out, if not I'll have to bite the bullet and do a format and reinstall.

Thanks for your help

Your welcome, not sure as said before how user account affects this as there can be settings differences between accounts privelages, but can not see how this affects start menu and cortana. Originally was there only one user account, meaning just you ?

tonymarcus said:

Hello Again Guys,

I love Windows 10 but for me it's been the most unreliable O/S I've used and I go back to Windows 95 days. Microsoft took away the start menu we all loved in Windows 8, after 2 years we finally get it back but boy is it buggy.

Basically I have had start menu problems in the past but to cut a long story short I restored my PC back to a weekly image I do with True Image and the problem did not return, I installed Threshold 2 last Saturday and my PC ran fine, I used it last night without changing anything or getting any problems but I switched it on today and the first thing I notice is that some of the icons in the system tray which I set to be shown were hidden, I corrected that straight away.

Then I clicked on my windows icon to access the start menu and it's now not showing also Cortana does not work, apart from that the PC is normal. I can open the Calculator and Edge modern apps as I have the shortcuts on the desktop.

I have run SFC/ SCANNOW in safe mode and in normal mode and it tells me I have errors but they can not be fixed.

I'm so fed up with it now, unless I can find a fix I'm just going to live with it, I can access my start menu folders from file explorer and most of my most used programs have short cuts on the desktop.

Anyone else having similar problems and know of a fix?

Thanks

Tony

Tony now you have a few options it's up to you now in which direction you go

AcuraTML said:

Tony now you have a few options it's up to you now in which direction you go

You like a little voice in his head . What other other options, clean install and....... ?

Yes my account was the only one, now I've added the Missus's account

jds63 said:

Your welcome, not sure as said before how user account affects this as there can be settings differences between accounts privelages, but can not see how this affects start menu and cortana. Originally was there only one user account, meaning just you ?

jds63 said:

Slow PC is another can be related to other causes or issues. User Account reasons i am not familiar why this would solve it.
Were you updated to the new build 10586 yet ? Was through windows update.

Your correct JD or a service or two got dropped on him in th process of an major update or a hardware driver got rewritten on him one way or the other he needs to do a quick repair and get back and save all what's needed and wipe and reinstall a fresh copy win 10

AcuraTML said:

Your correct JD or a service or two got dropped on him in th process of an major update or a hardware driver got rewritten on him one way or the other he needs to do a quick repair and get back and save all what's needed and wipe and reinstall a fresh copy win 10

Same thing is happening in safe mode which will eliminate running processes and some drivers.

tonymarcus said:

Yes my account was the only one, now I've added the Missus's account

Have to look into this more. believe this makes you admin on PC.

jds63 said:

You like a little voice in his head . What other other options, clean install and....... ?

Lol come with the big boys and join us with the windows LTSB addition once you change your never going to go back the same applies to Linux mint if your above the average to advance type of I
T guy

PS: just the mak activation could be a challenge if you don't have access to a msdn account

jds63 said:

Have to look into this more. believe this makes you admin on PC.

Well if that is the case for sure his administration and permissions got butched somehow in the possess but no fear he can save anything that Is important and wipe and fresh install