Start Buton and taskbar not working

Andrei

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The problem that I'm facing is really weird. Let's explain from the beginning. I am running the latest windows 10(upgraded my current installation of 7 with media creation tool from Microsoft) and everything was fine until 4 day ago. It was a power failure and when I started again the PC the start button and taskbar started acting weird:
1.I can't left click on the start button, however right clicking works fine.
2.I can't right click on the pinned programs from taskbar, but I can right click on an empty space from taskbar. Left-clicking on a program from taskbar works.

This is my first time when I request help regarding windows problems, because before I was able to fix them. So, as per usual, I started searching about the issue and I must tell that I tried every solution that I found:

1. Starting an elevated powershell and using:
Code:
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

Get-AppxPackage | % { Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppxManifest.xml" -verbose }

2. Running a system check:
Code:
sfc /scannow
[B]DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth[/B]

The interesting part is that it found corrupted files with sfc /scannow and was unable to fix them. Using dism also throw an error that it can't fix the problem, even if the result of
Code:
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=Roboto]dism /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth[/FONT][/COLOR]
was repairable.

I opened the CBS logs and found that the issue is with a file called
Code:
[COLOR=#161616]Advanced.Theme-Dark_Scale-100.png[/COLOR]
. Searching about this I found this topic on your forums: https://www.sysnative.com/forums/windows-update/16098-corrupted-files-cbs-panther.html which was exactly my issue. After running it all the commands are executed succesfully and no damaged file is found, all logs are clean.

3.Tried creating another account, this worked but I don't want to copy all my files. If there is a way to just copy automatically evrything or clone it, it would be good.

4. I have also changed my pc theme or applying a high contrast one.

No solution worked, the start menu and the taskbar refuse to work correctly. Also the items from tray are unaccessible with left click.

Now, I'm completly clueless and out of ideeas. Also, sorry for my bad english, hope you can understand me. Is there any solution or we have to wain until Microsoft fix it ?
 
Sorry for double posting, but I can no longer edit my previous post. Copying the files does not seem to work. I fallowed the steps from Fix a corrupted user profile - Windows Help but when I try to copy the files from my base user account folder I only see an AppData folder inside. When I log in into my accout I see more folders.

Let's explain better:
1.Andrei - base accout, corrupted
2.Andrei1 - the account that I want to copy files to
3.Andrei2 - the third accout, as specified in the instructions.

I log in into Andrei2 and go to Andrei1 folder, I see all the files there. Then, I go to Andrei folder and I only see an AppData empty folder. However, when I am logged in from Andrei I see the content of Andrei2 but not of Andrei1(only the folder mentioned above). All accouts have admin rights.
 
It may be a permission setting problem.

Activate & log on to the Hidden Administrator user account to do the file copies. The Hidden Admin user account has more perms than the user-admin user accounts.

This will work in Windows 10 - https://www.sysnative.com/forums/wi...ministrator-user-account-windows-8-1-8-a.html

When finished, I do recommend re-hiding the Hidden Admin user account.

Regards. . .

jcgriff2

p.s. Make as many posts as you need to! :)
 
I am logged from the Administrator account, but same thing, I only see an AppData folder. Should I temporary remove the admin rights on the account in order to copy files ?

Edit: Just tried this, no change. Is there any way to use a new account and have all my files from the old one or I have to manually copy everything ?
 

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