IDE Insight quit working - delphi

At some point, my IDE Insight function stopped working. I have checked both the XE5 and XE6 versions that I have on my system and neither work, so it must be environmental.
When I click on the menu item, nothing pops up. There is no error given, just no IDE Insert screen. The same results happen when using the shortcut.
I am running Windows 7, Delphi Professional XE5 and XE6.
Anyone know how to fix this?

The IDE Insight window was removed in XE5. Instead, there's an edit box top right of the screen (Ctrl+. gives it the focus) that you type into and get a dropdown list of commands to pick from in response.
This is documented in What's New in Delphi and C++Builder XE5.

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http://www.petri.co.il/disable-uac-in-windows-7.htm
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https://forums.codegear.com/thread.jspa?messageID=204928&tstart=0
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Has someone else experienced something like this with Delphi and if so is there a known workaround!
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I see this often with various other dialogs as well.
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