Really simple fix, its just a setting change internal to the Start Menu, and yes it CAN get turned on itself as I discovered amazingly one Saturday morn!
A lot of suggestions said do a system restore, scan the hard-disk, but this is where you should go to first before deciding Windows has packed in and needs a reformat/repair.
Problem / Symptoms:
Unable to Right Click icons in the Start-Menu.
Unable to Drag/Drop icons in the Start-Menu.
Unable to perform all secondary actions associated with the previous two, such as pinning or deleting.
Cause:
User/System changed settings on Start-Menu Properties.
How To Fix:
Right-Click the Start-Menu button or ORB if you have Aero Basic/Aero running, and select Properties.
Go to Customize... Button on the Start Menu tab, it should take you to this tab automatically.
Once open, scroll down about halfway, and re-enable Context Menus and Dragging and Dropping. IF it is already enabled but still not working, try disabling, apply, close this all out, and go all the way back in and re-enable it to confirm it changed.
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If yours is in fact already enabled yet the context menu is still not working, then I would take heed and investigate further. It may be signs of much larger problems overall, such as scareware, malware, virii, adware, Grumpy Cat, bad Windows etc.
When it doubt, scan for it all and "sfc /scannow" in CMD prompt!
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