Some background:
At one point all Windows "Modern UI"-style apps stopped working, ie. the calculator, "Clocks & Alarms", etc.
Upon rebooting (to see if it would fix the issue), the start menu does not come up, and neither does the clock pop-up from the taskbar or the action center (on Win + A). Sound, Battery, Internet icons on the right side of the taskbar (what is that called?) also do not work.
Right click functionality still works for all of these, except for shortcuts on the left (annoying), and the action center which I can't reach without the keyboard shortcut (not an issue)
Windows settings still come up with Win + I and I can still access the control panel via the Run dialog (Win + R, type in control panel)
Attempting to follow this answer, made me run into two issues:
- Upon logging into the temporary accounts, after waiting through Windows' """loading""" screen, I get the black screen of death (still not entirely sure how to deal with that)
- Looking for
C:\Users\(any user)\AppData\Local\TileDataLayercame up empty - the folder isn't there.
The TileDataLayer folder isn't there because Tile Data Layer got deprecated in v1709 in favor of "Tile Store". I have v1809 b17763.864 (10 Home)
Therefore, that answer no longer applies. How can I reset or repair the Tile Store, or otherwise fix the Start menu and the rest of the nonfunctional UI?
(Edit) - Updating to 1909 fixed the issue. It could be that either the update process or the new version itself fixes this issue. Refer to the comments below.
