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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.
Hi,
If issue is recurring then there might be a chance that HDD is corrupted. So, I would request you to run chkdsk command to scan your hard disk if there is any corruption with disk or not. To check if your hard drive is causing the issue we can try running chkdsk command.
Steps to run CHKDSK command.
- Go to Start, click All Programs and open Accessories.
- Right click on Command Prompt in the Program list and then select Run as administrator. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or click OK.
- Press OK the UAC prompt if shown. That will open an elevated command prompt. (It will show Administrator in the caption.)
- Then enter the chkdsk command
chkdsk c: /f (or other drive letter if applicable).
- Confirm to run on next startup and reboot.
Computer can’t run a disk check while actively using Windows, but you can schedule it to start automatically the next time your computer is turned on.
When the disk check is finished, your computer will automatically reboot. The disk check will fix any problems it encounters in your hard drive.
Important: While performing chkdsk on the hard drive if any bad sectors are found on the hard drive when chkdsk tries to repair that sector if any data available on that might be lost
Do keep us updated.
Regards,
This worked for me. Just hope I don't have to do it every time I restart the PC.
Lucky you. I got to thirty restarts using all of the routines I could find on the net in answer to this problem. A thought came to me that there must be a cookie on my machine recording all that I had entered to repair the problem, as that each one tried would not work a second time. Iran Ccleaner and I was up and running for a couple of days. I just ran the Explorer restart to get the start button working again.
Hi,
If issue still persists I would suggest you to create new user account as an administrator and then check the status.
Create a user account
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-user-account#create-user-account=windows-7
Do keep us updated.
Regards,
