Windows 10: Can't customize Start Menu

Hello!
I have an issue where i can't do anything with the start bar Tiles, can't drag them, can't move them at all, and i can't add new Tiles.
And the "Pin to Start Menu" option has just dissapeared from any file/app/folder/anything, i just get this weird "More:" thing that i've never gotten before.



I've contacted Microsoft but they weren't of any help really. They said It's probably a virus so i did 5 scans on every anti-virus i have and it detected some, then deleted them. Later they just tried to get me to buy then ~140 Windows Antivirus thingy they're selling.
Pls halp :c

:)

 

Can't customize Start menu anymore

Thanks for responding so quickly,

I tried the REG but it didn't work for me, I still can't pin items to start or move the tiles.

Are there any other possible solutions or causes for this issue that you know of?

 

Can't customize Start menu anymore



Hello,

I'm having some problems with the start menu on windows 10 lately. I haven't been able to find out if this is caused by some app or anything like that.

The issue

Since a few days the rearranging, pinning and deleting of tiles on the start menu has been disabled, or at least has disappeared.

Also the option to 'Pin to start' which should show up on a right-click is nowhere to be found.

I don't know what caused this and I am quite frustrated by the issue. I found a few forums with the same issues stated, and tried the solutions given, but nothing has yet helped me.

My question

Is there anybody who is experiencing the same issues and/or has found a solution to resolve this annoying issue?

Thanks in advance,

Sander

PS.:

The appendix shows the only options that appear when I right-click a tile in the start menu.

 

Hi, two solutions that have been posted here on the several threads you can find for your first issue (I'd guess you'll need to do the second):

1.

Originally Posted by paulsalter



One thing a while back that could fix strange oddities like this was to temporarily enable Tablet Mode

Open the Action Centre
Turn on Tablet Mode (should all now go full screen)
Try moving the tiles now and see if they stick
Open Action Centre and turn off Tablet Mode
Should look normal again, see if it makes any difference now

2. An in-place upgrade repair install
Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade - Windows 10 Forums
(a great repair technique which keeps all your programs and most settings)
->
Thanks for your help .
The uopgrade repair fixed the problem and was totally painless, and as far as I can tell hasn't broken anything.
Which has got to be a first for a windows operating system*Smile

From
Cannot move start menu tiles - Windows 10 Forums

Please let us know how you get on.

 

Uhh I'm not gonna go that far as to actually re-install Windows 10, when i first upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 7 i didn't get ANY option to keep all of my APPS, it just showed me "Delete all" or "Just keep personal files". So i don't think it's gonna be any different now.
Thanks for trying to help i guess, tablet mode didn't work. As i said I'm not gonna go as far as that to fix one stupid bug.

 

No, you must believe me. I know, I've done it. And I've just done it in the last couple of days.
It is the Windows install procedure, but you can keep all.

This repair technique allows you to keep all.
It has solved this problem.

Those who have done it have had no real difficulties.

Despite that, I advise you to create a disk image before doing it.
Thus if anything does go wrong you can restore your PC from the disk image.

It takes maybe 20 mins if you use SSD. It's your choice of course.


Oh, why use Win 10's start menu? Use Classic Shell. You can have a fully expanding start menu, or a Win 7 style menu. It's free. Used by many here. And it correctly represents all the sub-folders in your start menu- which Win 10s doesn't