Windows 7 'All Programs' folders self-close on right-click

Posted by Madmanguruman on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Madmanguruman
Published on 2012-10-11T15:06:25Z Indexed on 2012/10/11 15:39 UTC
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Odd issue on my Windows 7 Professional (32-bit) system.

If I click on the Start 'orb' then navigate to 'All Programs', then navigate to any of the folders that appear at the bottom of the list (like Accessories) and left-click, the folder contents expand with no issue. If I right-click, the context menu appears for half-a-second or so, then the popup goes away and the entire start menu dismisses.

I'm not sure how to debug this issue - I'm considering using Autoruns to try and disable things hooked into the shell one-by-one. Is there a way to use a tool like Process Explorer to narrow down the process that's actually dismissing the menus?

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