Can't Open Programs Or Click On Cortana Box?
Mar 4, 2016
windows 10 where you can't open programs or click on the cortana box? Is weird, like, the desktop is all glitched, left click doesnt work on pinned icons in taskbar, also sometimes when I'm in game (left 4 dead 2) the audio goes, I have then to restart the computer to get it working again.
This has started happening since I updated from windows 8.1 to windows 10. I then got my laptop with windows 10 and downloaded the same game (gunbound) as my other computer, since then my laptop had the same problem as my desktop pc. I think is a compatibility issue since when I tried to restore and scanned for damaged programs in the list appeared the game.
can a program that is not compatible with your OS cause glitches in the desktop such as left clicking an icon in the taskbar and nothing happenin? Also, when I turn off the pc during this glitch it doesnt shut off, it just goes black screen. I have to force shut down.
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