unable to right-click items in start menu??

Click on the optional update to highlight it, then click on "More Information" in the right hand menu.

It is possible that during your re-install the "Enable Context Menus and Dragging and Dropping in the Start Menu" has been turned off.

To check, see Option One here: Start Menu Context Menus and Dragging and Dropping - Disable or Enable

You can also find it if you need to refer to the Start Menu - Customize link mentioned in Option One, Step one, of the tutorial.

If I may ask, why did you restrict your Update settings? Recommended and optional can be just as important as the "Important" ones.

Your welcome, and thank you for posting back to let us know.

As for why, I can only paraphrase an old saying; Computers work in mysterious ways or it could involve your restriction of only applying certain updates.

One of those un-applied updates may have affected the setting.

Without knowing your level of experience except for admitting that you have preformed previous re-installs which is an accomplishment in itself a 97% enjoyment rate is nothing to scoff at.

You will find that as time passes you will enter a comfort zone in your relationship with these machines and it will become second nature to you as to what you can do with them, and how far you can push them.

One of, if not the most important thing you can do before trying anything new on your machine is to search, read, and comprehend as much information on what you are trying to do with them, and if you are still unsure ask someone you trust, there are no dumb questions.

I must go now, but it has been my pleasure to make your acquaintance.

Steve