Windows 10: my start button wont work

my start button wont work, i cannot restart my computer and even from the sign on screen the only option i ave it to shut down. my icons are still on the taskbar but i cannot view them and when i open my browsers its deleting my last sessions even when i have them saved to appear each time i open the browser. my time and date is gone as well as any viable option to get to my drivers and computer settings. the only thing ive been able to get to is the actio of using the windows button and pressing r but each seach i get an error message that anything i type cant be found. help!

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Start button wont work

start and keyboard buttons not working onwindows 10 dell

start and keyboard buttons not working onwindows 10 dell
start and keyboard buttons not working have not got command admin on panel

 

Start button wont work

Hello Frances,

Some problems can be fixed by signing out of your account and then signing back in.

To do so, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete
and select Sign out. Once you’ve signed out, sign back in to your account and check.

if the issue persist, follow the below steps:

Step 1:
Check for updates.

• Press Windows logo key +R, enter ms-settings: and then press
  OK. This opens Settings.
• In Settings, go to Update & security > Windows Update, and then select
  Check for updates. Install any available updates and restart your PC if required.
  

Step 2: If you are still facing the issue, try creating a new local administrator account and check if it helps.

• 
  Press Windows logo key +R, type ms-settings:, and then press
  OK. This opens Settings.
  
• 
  Select Accounts > Your account >
  Family & other users (or Other users, if you’re using Windows 10 Enterprise).
  
• 
  Under Other users, select
  Add someone else to this PC.
  
• 
  Select I don’t have this person’s sign-in information, and then select
  Add a user without a Microsoft account.
  
• 
  Set a user name, password, and password hint. Then select
  Next > Finish.
  
  Next, make the new account an administrator account.
  
• Under Other users, choose the account you created, and then select
  Change account type.
• Under Account type, choose Administrator, and then select
  OK.

Hope it helps.

Let us know the status, we are glad to assist you further.

 

Just for starters, Hold the windows key down and press the X key. See if you get a menu that should have several options as well as the option to shut down or restart. See if that will work and let me know. If it does, select command prompt (Admin) and copy/paste this into the window. sfc /scannow. If it says errors were found, reboot and run it again. You may have to run it 3 times before getting the 'Windows found no integrity violations', which is what you want it to say. Let me know how it goes, and welcome to Tenforums.

 

Create a new user and see if it helps.

 

Thank you I got it resolved on accident. After powering on and off multiple times I had access again to the start menu. I was told it's an issue on Windows 10. I will remember those suggestions if it happens again.