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The user reports a critical issue on their Windows 10 PC where they can only access folders and the internet, but all administrative functions like Task Manager, Device Manager, and system tools are inaccessible, showing errors indicating missing paths. Multiple posts express frustration and seek solutions, with the original poster providing screenshots of their attempts to run tools like Media Creation Tool and Task Manager. Another user suggests that the problem may stem from a corrupted PATH environment variable or class registration issues, and recommends reinstalling Windows with the "Keep Apps and Data" option as a potential fix.
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bigverm23

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so today I discovered something majorly wrong with my win10 PC. I tried something simple like accessing Task Manager from the task bar only to receive the following message - "

turns out I cant access anyting but the folders and the internet....any administrative function, device manager, system restore, system reset, trying to run a download froma browser, the list goes on and on..... I get an error message after a post-click delay of a minute or two that so and so path doesn't exist.

How can this be resolved, if at all?

Screenshot below is trying to run Media Creation Tool
 

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Neemobeer
Could be a screwed up PATH variable for starters. The second errors is likely a class registration problem. It would probably take too long to repair to even bother plus you may have other issues. I'd do a reinstall with the "Keep Apps and Data" option.
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this is trying to run Task manager

An image from 'Path doesnt exist - for most anything'. Error message stating the path C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe does not exist.
 

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Could be a screwed up PATH variable for starters. The second errors is likely a class registration problem. It would probably take too long to repair to even bother plus you may have other issues. I'd do a reinstall with the "Keep Apps and Data" option.
 

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