i just did a Wndows 8.1 installation, it took about 6-8 hours before it even started to find updates. there were a couple of hundred, which took a long time to install, with no access to the desktop. after that it seemed to be caught up with the old stuff.
you installed it in 2016, but it still...
i may not be understanding, but perhaps this setting is what you want:
1. right-click the taskbar, go to 'properties', go to 'navigation' tab.
2. under the header 'start screen' untick the option 'when i sign in or close all applications on a screen, go to the desktop instead of Start'
3...
i think it migh be a google chrome issue, i just read this article about some backspace drama:
Google restores backspace functionality to Chrome, but there is a catch
the program is very good, i used it recently. it says your system drive is only using about 17gb in total ! i'm not sure that is possible, no wonder you have problems though, if the system is complaining that you are running out of space, then the drive (partition) needs to be bigger. you are...