Corrupt cortana not displaying properly

As per my below image, when I open cortana the display does not look right. There are three options under "can I be of assistance?" (or one of the other sayings things it puts there) which only become visible when I hover over them. I don't believe this is the proper behavior. Also in the "pick up where I left off" section it just oddly shows icons of the program I was using and doesn't give the name of the file. I don't believe this is the correct behavior either. Clicking on one of the icons opens up a recent file.

I tried following these steps with no luck - Reinstall and Re-register Cortana in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials

Any other suggestions are welcome.

Not hovering over any option:


Hovering over one option:

dalchina said:

Try creating a new user for test purposes, and compare what happens & post the result.

Another option would be to try using a restore point created before this started to occur. System restore is only available if you have specifically enabled it after any last upgrade or Win 10 installation.

Thanks for replying.
I tried a new profile and everything works good. Unfortunately I can't switch over to this profile since I have so much customization on my current one. This has been an issue for months now and I checked and don't have any that go back that far.

dalchina said:

Ok, so now you know it's related to your user profile, and is not general Windows corruption.

Of course it could be related to this: - depending on what you've done.

You could try:
Clear Activity History from Cloud in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials
Then there's enable/disable Pick up where you left off: (title below is misleading)
How To Enable/Disable Cortana In Windows 10
Turn On or Off Cortana Pick up where I left off in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials

Doing these things cleared out the apps at the bottom, but the options still don't appear unless I hover over them. Oddly, when I just turned on high contrast mode, all the options appeared. Honestly, this is not a huge deal as I don't use cortana that much. So if you're out of ideas, we can probably close this thread. Thanks for your help.