Windows 10: Start menu not responding and media shortcuts not working

Discus and support Start menu not responding and media shortcuts not working in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I don't know what's happened but over the past week, I've been having a lot of issues with Windows. After using the PC for about 30 minutes, the start... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/a_bigdonger, Nov 24, 2020.

  1. /U/A_BIGDONGER
    /u/a_bigdonger Win User

    Start menu not responding and media shortcuts not working


    I don't know what's happened but over the past week, I've been having a lot of issues with Windows. After using the PC for about 30 minutes, the start menu will no longer open when I click it nor will the Windows key on the keyboard work. When I press the pause/play, next track and previous track buttons on my keyboard, they don't work either. I can't even see the small menu that would show you what's playing or what the volume is set to...

    I have to restart Windows Explorer via Task Manager to fix this issue but I have to do it about every 30 minutes because Windows becomes unresponsive again.

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    /u/a_bigdonger, Nov 24, 2020
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  2. SERGIY SHKLYAR
    Sergiy Shklyar Win User

    How to pin shortcut to start menu.

    At first, you can create a shortcut in your Programs folder
    (in a hidden folder C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs). The shortcut appears in
    All apps list. Then you can pin it to Start menu / Taskbar as Mayank Gupta10 suggested.

    The common way is to create a shortcut on the Desktop.
    But the more elegant way is creating Custom toolbars.
     
    Sergiy Shklyar, Nov 24, 2020
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  3. RODHARNEY
    RodHarney Win User
    How to pin shortcut to start menu.

    This sounds great... only problem is that the hidden folder in Windows 10 "C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs" contains five folders and no files. If I add my shortcut to the "Programs" folder as suggested, it does NOT appear
    in the "All apps" list. If I put it in the "Windows System" folder, a subfolder of "Programs" which contains 7 other shortcuts that show up in "All apps", my shortcut still does not appear. I really don't care about "The common way" or "the more elegant way",
    I just want to know how to accomplish this, and so far, these solutions just don't work. It seems like there should be a folder, somewhere, where all the shortcuts for the "All apps" list are stored. I hope someone can help me with this frustrating issue.
     
    RodHarney, Nov 24, 2020
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  4. MDD0799
    MDD0799 Win User

    Start menu not responding and media shortcuts not working

    How to pin shortcut to start menu.

    Sergiy Shklyar - You are a genius. This is the solution for pinning a non-executable to the Start Menu. Many thanks.
     
    MDD0799, Nov 24, 2020
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