Windows Start Menu not opening

Solution:

- Open Regedit (as user)

- Go to the users HKU hive

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

- Right click on the "User Shell Folders" key

- Select "Permissions"

- Click the "Advanced" button

- Check the "Replace all child object permission entries with inheritable permission entries from this object"

- Click on "Enable inheritance"

- Click "OK"

- Restart the PC and Start/Search/Notification Area should be all functional again.