Apple start Menu has duplicate items

I have been using this mac mini for about a year and it is incredibly slow. It's usually only running two programs.
Today I noticed that my apple start menu has two links for - restart, log out, force quit, and shut down.
Does anyone know what causes this and how I can fix it?
I have 10+ macs in my office and this one is just awful. I'm hoping this might be part of the problem.
Thanks.

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