Symptoms (Windows 10):
- Startmenu & Notification area won't open
- Right click on any of the icons in my taskbar doesn't do anything
- Many Windows apps don't work
- The "Loading" cursor flashes like crazy from time to time (especially when trying to interact with the taskbar)
- Adding a different user account seems impossible:
- CMD: adding a user works fine, however I cannot log into the account
- UI: adding a new user doesn't work at all. A window opens and closes again.
- The Microsoft Taskbar troubleshooter detects the following problem, however seems to be unable to fix it (even when run as administrator):
"Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost" and "Microsoft.Windows.Cortana" applications need to be installed correctly.
- I have already tried:
- Adding a new user account
- Some user (who had the exact same problems) fixed it by setting a different default monitor, however I don't have a second monitor and I never had one, so this should not be the cause
- Deleting C:/Users/name/AppData/Local/TileDataLayer
- Repairing windows
- running
sfc /scannow - running
dism /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth - running
dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth - reparing the system via CTRL+ALT+DEL -> SHIFT + Restart -> repair didn't work either.
- this ps script:
- running
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}<
Get-appxpackage -all shellexperience -packagetype bundle |% {add-appxpackage -register -disabledevelopmentmode ($_.installlocation + “\appxmetadata\appxbundlemanifest.xml”)}
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.Windows.Cortana | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
If you have any idea how to fix this, please help.
