My Windows 11 Start Button is no longer working.

I'm having the same problem too. I can get to my settings but I can't seem to find a way to get the button to work again. Typical of Microsoft, it seems, these days. Grrrr....

We solved the issue on our virtual machines using the following workaround recommendation from Microsoft proposed by Citrix:

Edit below registry

Key: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\CtxUvi
Value Name: UviProcessExcludes
Type: REG_SZ

• Append 'StartMenuExper' ending with semi colon (;).
• Reboot the machine

Source: Start menu may stop responding if KB5048685 installed on Windows 11 22H2/23H2 VDA

I have the same problem and when I suddenly checked the notification(in the right-bottom corner), I saw a notification from Armoury Crate: The windows key is disable. Press the Fn+ Windows key to enable it. You can also enable it through Armoury Crate :v

Here is what fixed this for me. I used CoPilot:

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What is the run command to open PowerShell

Sent by Copilot:

To open PowerShell using the Run command, follow these steps:

1. PressWindows + R to open the Run dialog box.
2. Typepowershell and press Enter.

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What is the powershell command to download and install the latest Windows updates?

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To download and install the latest Windows updates using PowerShell, you can use the PSWindowsUpdate module. Here are the steps:

1. Open PowerShell as an Administrator:
   • Right-click on the Start menu and select “Windows PowerShell (Admin)”.
2. Install the PSWindowsUpdate Module:
   • Run the following command to install the module:
   • Install-Module -Name PSWindowsUpdate -Force
3. Import the Module:
   • Import the module into your PowerShell session:
   • Import-Module PSWindowsUpdate
4. Check for Updates:
   • Run the following command to check for available updates:
   • Get-WindowsUpdate
5. Download and Install Updates:
   • To download and install all available updates, use:

Install-WindowsUpdate -MicrosoftUpdate -AcceptAll -AutoReboot

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I get the message PSWindowsupdate.psm1 cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system.

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It sounds like script execution is disabled on your system. You can enable it by changing the execution policy. Here’s how you can do it:

1. Open PowerShell as an Administrator:
   • Right-click on the Start menu and select “Windows PowerShell (Admin)”.
2. Set the Execution Policy:
   • Run the following command to allow scripts to run:

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

After I was able to get past running scripts, I went back through the last step that did not work, pushed through all updates and everything was working again.  Start button, Settings, everything.

Thanks. Part of my problem was I did not have a Restore point. I presumed it was automatically on, rather than off. hence why I had to reinstall. I now have a restore point, for when it happens again. By the way, just for your list, my laptop is a Lenovo.