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The Windows start button is not working. When I press it nothing happens. SO I cannot shut down the computer in the normal manner or access any programs other than ones with desktop icons.
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Hi,
I faced a similar issue! The following worked for me
Hope this helps!
Hi nickthomp.
Does start menu open if you press the windows key on the keyboard?.
Can you right click the start menu orb and choose properties, if so
In the Customize Start Menu dialog box, click Use Default Settings, clickOK, and then clickOK again.
Also try.
1 . Press Ctrl + Alt+ delete on the keyboard and click on task manager.
2 . Click on the Process tab and locate explorer.exe in the windows and click on end task.
3 . Click on File and then click on New.
4. Type explorer.exe and press enter.
Hope his helps.
THANK you so much - great instructions -It's back and working
The Windows start button is not working. When I press it nothing happens. SO I cannot shut down the computer in the normal manner or access any programs other than ones with desktop icons.
All of a sudden, after a windows update (i'm sure) my start button would not work. It would try to start, I would see the little hourglass for a split second, then nothing. I looked all over online and tried all of the fixes I could find to try to resolve the issue. Nothing worked.
I even "reset" my computer with the option to leave the files alone. That did not work either.
The only thing that worked for me was to "reset" the computer completely, which wipes out your files. To do that you have to save your files somewhere, like on a jump drive or external hard drive.
After I reset Windows 10 completely, and recopied my files back in, everything works fine. In fact, many little annoyances that I had before were gone as well. I reset my other computer too.
I would recommend resetting your computer completely to anyone who has upgraded. It solves a lot of problems. Just save your important files somewhere and type "reset this PC" into cortana. It is very easy. Just takes a while. You also have to reinstall programs that did not come with Windows 10.
Have been having these start menu issues for a little while now , but since I installed ReCore it stopped working White screening Crash to Desktop then no Start button , nothing that taskbar cannot handle though , tried Taskbar then Run new task option typing in " powershell " then type or copy and paste
" Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"} "
after restart and it will fix the start button issue but as soon as I try to boot up ReCore it goes all spastic again no start , app store or search buttons again but after a clean reboot when I turn on PC Start button is working at least for some time then spastic mode again , a very frustrating pain in the neck .
Look at this page it might have some possible solution/s for you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIwiTJhNFrs Windows 10 guru
Just for now this is a minor annoyance , I can do without ReCore and play some other titles and getting around the Start button is not overly hard unless nothing works and have to switch off the PC with Start button proper . That has happened once only .
