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....

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

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What is the run command to open PowerShell

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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.

Since last windows update i had the same problem, start crashed suddenly (the result is that it suddenly disappear after click on start button) and also settings it's impossible to open, it crash like start.
I tried various things but the only one that solved this problem was to rollback the system to the last checkpoint (before the update), but today the system updated again and the problem it's back! I taught Microsoft suspended the bugged update and distributed only security fixes!

I haven't got a specific fix to the issue (working on fixing it myself) but you can open the settings by right clicking on the desktop and clicking on Display Settings or Personalization to bypass the lack of a start menu.