Hi Jimmy, thanks for reaching out. My name is Bernard a Windows fan like you. I'll be happy to help you out today, my timezone is UTC +8.
I understand the issue you have, there is nothing to worry I am here to help, this issue occurs when there is a miscalibration or corrupted system files on the PC, and for us to sort out the issue, kindly follow the steps below:
Method 1. Repair Built-in apps such as the taskbar and start menu:
Open Powershell with Admin or CMD with Admin (Press Windows key + X then click Windows Powershell(Admin) or Windows Terminal (Admin))
Copy, paste, and enter the command below:
Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Restart the PC and check.
Method 2. Try to create a new Admin user account:
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/create-local-adm...
Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.
If none will work from the above solution, I suggest doing an in-place upgrade wherein it will upgrade the device to the latest version and repair all issues without deleting any files.
Note: before doing this make sure to create a restore point: https://support.microsoft.com/en-hk/help/402753...
- go to this link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo...
- Select Download Now, and select Run. You need to be an administrator to run this tool.
- On the License terms page, if you accept the license terms, select Accept.
- On the What do you want to do? page, select Upgrade this PC now, and then select Next.
- After downloading and installing, it should fix the issue.
Reference: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo...
Let me know how it goes and I hope that helps.
Bernard