Windows 11 start bar blank

Anonymous
2021-10-31T02:13:27+00:00

Hi,

So I updated to Windows 11 yesterday.. all was fine, reboots etc no issues..

Loaded up today and was all fine then windows said there was an update, downloaded and installed rebooted and now my startmenu/bar loads blank only the arrow on the far right has anything load into it.. click buttons / icons are all not there..

Window key + short cuts do not work at all, i have to open task manager and restart windows explorer to get it running.

In an effort to fix this i downloaded the windows start menu trouble shooter which says it finds an issue but cant fix it giving this error

The current user needs to have permissions to access the following registry key: HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeviceAccess\Global

I have also run various commands in powershell etc as found on the web that people have had success with to no avail for me.

I have rebooted into safe mode and the bar seems to load fine there, done a repair install of windows 11 still no luck on the bar..

I have spoken to MS Support they re-ran all the stuff i did and told me to do the re-pair install still no luck..

I refuse to do a clean install i cant afford to lose all my stuff let alone spend a week downloading and re-installing everything all overagain and getting it all set back up again.

I am hoping someone out there will be able to help :(

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-10-31T07:42:00+00:00

    You said that this happened after an Update. See if you can System Restore to a point before the problem started:

    https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-system-r...

    System Restore is your first line of defense and can take you back to a point before a problem began like a time machine. If it doesn't help then you can undo it. Read about it first in the tutorial above and then try restoring to just before this started. If System Restore is not enabled on C drive do that now so it's available in the future.

    If the problem repeats or System Restore doesn't work then check which Windows Updates were installed at Settings > Update & Security > Windows Updates > Update History, uninstall them there or System Restore again, then immediately check for and block the Updates with the Hide Updates tool explained here: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/8280-hide-s...

    If necessary you can run System Restore and Uninstall Updates from the Advanced Troubleshooting Options in Repair Mode here:

    https://pureinfotech.com/access-advanced-startu...

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-10-31T07:18:56+00:00

    Try this fix next:

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/for...

    isnt this the same as in the first link you sent?

    I ran it any way, still no go unfortunately..

    *i also wanna apologies if my orig posts came off rude in anyway.. frustration at this and all.. i appreciate you helping*

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-10-31T07:08:08+00:00

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-10-31T06:23:34+00:00

    same issue.... bar is blank

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-10-31T06:14:29+00:00

    Let me know what happens after Nvidia card drive install, and a restart.

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