Right click 8.1 'start' button does nothing

Anonymous
2013-11-01T18:45:56+00:00

Hi;

Upgraded from windows store (original 8.0 clean install) to 8.1.  Everything worked fine, except the windows start button does not respond to a right mouse click.  Left button works fine (switches between desktop and start menu), Right mouse clicks works as expected on every other object.  I don't have any of the windows 8.1 start screen navigation settings checked  (I.E. stop using the start screen).

Ideas?

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-04-21T06:10:51+00:00

    Hello...

    I have started facing the exact same problem. The "xcopy..." by PrarieNerd did not solve my problem.

    I am now running "sfc /scannow" to see what happens.

    Could you give me a hind on which software caused it. I am running a backup software and from what I read, this might have caused it. Please don't mention the name because of legal issue, but any hint would help.

    I hate it, but I may have to re-install Windows 8 from scratch.

    Thanks... PK

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-04-15T02:59:24+00:00

    Ty so much for this, it solved my problem right away. It wasn't microsofts error I do not think, as I was  just uninstalling a irc client, and I noticed it started taking a LONG time to  do so, and as I watched ( stopped it too late to avoid the damage) it was deleting files it had no business deleting or so it seemed, but mainly it was taking way too long for a simple application.

    NO idea what caused it, maybe a bug in its uninstall routines, and its the only app I"ve ever seen this occur with. I"ll not be using it ever again.

    thx ;)

    lee

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-03-24T19:07:19+00:00

    I did the mentioned but removing WinRAR and reinstalling it solved the problem in my situation.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-03-04T10:14:47+00:00

    This is exactly what the problem was for me too. Thanks for sharing! Worked as soon as I copied the WinX folder from another account into that location. Even a local admin account will have the WinX folder available, it looks like domain accounts that have admin access don't get it.

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-01-13T02:25:02+00:00

    The following instruction from a Command Prompt should sort it out in most cases:

    xcopy %SystemDrive%\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX /e /y

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