Windows 10: My Start button and Task Bar do not respond

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  1. My Start button and Task Bar do not respond


    Any suggestions /obviously cannot add question mark

    :)
     
    Wendy Townsend_987, May 18, 2019
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  2. task bar not responding

    Hi,

    There are several possible reasons why the task bar is not working as expected. One of them may be caused by a corrupted user profile. In your case, we'd like to ask for additional information to help us determine the appropriate steps to solve the issue.
    Please answer the following:

    • Have you made any recent changes or installed updates before the task bar stopped responding?
    • Was the task bar working after you have created the user profile?
    • Have you checked if the issue also exists with the other user profiles?
    • What build and version of Windows 10 are you using?
    For initial troubleshooting, you can follow the steps in this article:
    Troubleshoot problems opening the Start menu or Cortana
    .

    We hope to hear from you soon.
     
    Jennifer Cha, May 18, 2019
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  3. Windows 10 Start button, task bar menu and swipe does not work

    Dear Arun B J,

    Thank you for taking the time to respond to my query. But unfortunately this has not helped. Let me give you some more information on this.

    I had tried all the remedies that you can find when you type in "Windows 10 start button is not working' in bing or google... ie. powershell.. safe boot etc.. non of them worked and then I wrote to the window community.

    I have tried all the steps you have told me to do, but it has not helped me as the start button still does not work. also the window store icon and mail icon in the task bar is also invisible and only when I put the cursor on those it only shows the name
    i.e store or Mail. They are also not working when click them.

    I am really in trouble as I can not use the start button as I should be able to.

    PLEASE HELP... When would Microsoft have an remedy for this....

    Thanks

    Partha
     
    ParthaHShaikh, May 18, 2019
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  4. My Start button and Task Bar do not respond

    Unable to access Start menu, Search bar, notification buttons on Task bar after install the Update KB3139907 on Windows 10

    Hi John,

    Thank you for responding.

    We are glad to know that you are able to access Search bar and notification center after performing the above troubleshooting steps.

    For the issues with Start menu, try the below steps.

    Step 1: I suggest you to run the below PowerShell command to re-register Start menu and check if it helps.

    Follow:


    • Right click on the Taskbar and select
      Task Manager
      from the context menu.

    • In the Task Manager window, click on
      File
      and on Run new task.

    • Type powershell, place a check mark on
      Create this task with administrative privileges
      and click Ok.

    • In the administrative Windows PowerShell window, carefully type the below command and hit Enter key from the keyboard.

    • Get-appxpackage -all *shellexperience* -packagetype bundle |% {add-appxpackage -register -disabledevelopmentmode ($_.installlocation + “\appxmetadata\appxbundlemanifest.xml”)}
    5. Once the command execution is completed successfully, close the PowerShell window and reboot/ restart the computer.

    NOTE: When you are running the PowerShell command, I recommend you to close all the apps on your system and try.

    If the issue still persists,

    Step 2: I suggest you to try the troubleshooting steps mentioned in the below Microsoft article and check if it helps.

    Get help with the Windows 10 Start menu

    Hope it helps. Kindly update the status of this issue for further assistance.
     
    Deepika Gowda, May 18, 2019
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