Taskbar - Cannot run as Administrator

[Hunter13]

Hello,

I encounter a strange problem.
After a clean install of Windows 10 I cannot run as administrator any program pinned in the taskbar.

Actually the "second" right click gives no option.

What causes this problem?

 

[Colif]

See if answer here helps: https://superuser.com/questions/958273/cant-right-click-taskbar-icons-on-windows-10

 

[Hunter13]

See if answer here helps: https://superuser.com/questions/958273/cant-right-click-taskbar-icons-on-windows-10

Thanks for your answer.

No it didn't help. I ran the command in the Powershell and Rebuild Windows Search but the problem still remains.

 

[Colif]

Try making a new local account, make it admin, and see if it gets a different response.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/instantanswers/5de907f1-f8ba-4fd9-a89d-efd23fee918c/create-a-local-user-or-administrator-account-in-windows-10

 

[Hunter13]

No, it doesn't have different behavior.

But I see that apps such as Store, Email can be right-clicked.

 

[Colif]

that is an odd bug, i thought maybe it was your user.
Odd behaviour on a fresh install, I assume user is an admin.
Have you installed anything that might be causing this?
Try a clean boot and see if it still happens - https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/help/929135/how-to-perform-a-clean-boot-in-windows

try this, not sure it will help
Does right click start button offer a menu? if so, choose powershell (admin)
type SFC /scannow and press enter
once its completed, copy/paste this command into same window:
Repair-WindowsImage -Online -RestoreHealth
SFC fixes system files, DISM cleans image files, re run SFC if it failed before dism to fix all files and restart PC


If powershell isn't there, and its command prompt, choose command prompt (admin)
type SFC /scannow and press enter
once its completed, copy/paste this command into same window:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth and press enter
SFC fixes system files, DISM cleans image files, re run SFC if it failed to fix all files and restart PC

if command prompt is there, it means you don't have latest version of win 10 and clicking 1st button here might help. It downloads upgrade assistant which when run will upgrade win 10 to latest version

 

[Hunter13]

CBS.log
http://docdro.id/AsT53Gh

I have the latest available build and right click in Start button is available.

I will also try the clean boot option.

 

[Colif]

did you re try SFC after DISM? I won't pretend to know how to read the cbs.log

DISM seems to have worked though. I had to check as I haven't run that command myself in powershell anyway - https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/7808-use-dism-repair-windows-10-image.html

 

[Hunter13]

After SFC gives "Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations."

I cannot find any solution... any the workaround SHIFT + click.

 

[Colif]

thats odd, i would have thought sfc fix something after not being able to before. I have found desktop isn't helped by sfc but was worth a try.

I would post a question on https://www.tenforums.com/general-support/ and ask them as they know more about Win 10 than Microsoft seem to.
If they help, come and show me answer as I am curious why myself.