Windows Start button not working

Anonymous
2010-11-11T12:49:00+00:00

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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Anonymous
2015-02-14T05:42:28+00:00

Hi,

I faced a similar issue! The following worked for me

  1. Right click on the Start Button and select "Run"
  2. Type "regedit"
  3. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Explorer>Advance
  4. Create a new DWORD (32-bit) value, call it "EnableXamlStartMenu"
  5. Restart Explorer​ from task manager.

Hope this helps!

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Anonymous
2010-11-11T15:34:40+00:00

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.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-10-27T00:37:23+00:00

    Hello,

    I tried the above steps and still my start menu is disabled.  Not sure how or why this happened but what other steps can I take?

    Thanks

    Nick

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-10-19T01:49:59+00:00

    I went through that process and the stop button stopped functioning again.  I found my, so far final solution in this web page: http://superuser.com/questions/955586/windows-10-blank-start-menu-icons

    I book marked it so I could find it if I needed it.

    I also solved a problem with a disappearing program icon in the pinned start menu.

    1. Go to C:\ program files
    2. Find the start icon for the problem program
    3. Click on unpin from start menu
    4. Go to the start menu and find the program in that list and click pin to start menu

    Thanks to everyone who provided a resopnse

    Pat

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-10-18T20:28:16+00:00

    I also did reinstall and so far so good.

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