Can't open Command Prompt & Other issue

[PeterOz]

Can you go to C:\windows\System32
Do you have a file consent.exe

[Malnutrition]

It’s there.

“C:\windows\system32\consent.exe” => Default permissions restored successfully.

[Malnutrition]

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Let us know if windows search is still an issue.

[khval94]

Thank you Mal!

Now the boot up was much slower than usual. I also can’t use the search bar, snipping tool, & when I hit power in the start menu it doesn’t pull up any of the options.

I have not run the repair install yet.

[PeterOz]

I have not run the repair install yet.

Do that
If no good
Backup data
And I will walk you through a fresh install

[PeterOz]

@Malnutrition To sve me going through the whole post
Did you run chkdsk /f /r
or did you run something like crystal disk info

[Malnutrition]

That hasn’t been done. Feel free to suggest anything. @khval94 I’ll leave you in the hands of @PeterOz to walk you thru the rest of this.
???

[PeterOz]

can you go Here and download crystal disk info
Install and run.
It will ask 32 or 64 bit for running
choose the 64 bit to run.
What does the result say.

After running this
Open the cmd
type in
chkdsk /f /r
Press enter

[khval94]

As far as I can tell, everything was restored after the repair install. Search bar, power options, snipping tool, thumbnails = all good!

I can’t thank you guys enough for your efforts in helping me restore my computer!