Hi, I upgraded from windows 8 to windows 8.1 about a year ago soon after it's release but it's been more trouble than it's worth.
After the update, all of my start menu icons were removed and I am unable to pin them back.
The Windows Store application and PC Settings have also become unusable. When trying to open them, it simply brings me to the start menu with them running in the background
The windows refresh feature is unavailable to me due to it being activated in PC Settings.
I've tried solutions which have worked with other users such as sfc/ scannow and DISM to no avail.
Recently, I stumbled upon the Windows all-in-one Repair in which I tried the "Windows 8 App Store" and "Windows 8 Component Store" repairs which also didn't solve the problem which is what led me to this forum.
I'm using a Lenovo Y580 running on Windows 8.1 Pro
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance