mr. ed wrote:
Well, I'm back to normal now. Just reinstalled W 10 yesterday. Went without a hitch, but very slow process. Didn't cost anything except my time. :C
Good news! Did you end up using the Microsoft Media Creation Tool to get the program on USB stick? IF you did, you have installed the Win 10 Anniv. edition (current offering) of Win 10 with updates.
If you do not like "Cortana" in the task bar and would rather have just a search (magnifying glass icon) icon in the task bar let me know and I can tell you how to accomplish this easily.