Windows 10: My start menu nd notifications are not working I did a quick scan but it shows no malware

Please help me out since last july im searching for a fix for this problem. My start menu is frozen nothing happens when i click it. Before that happened whenever i opened my laptop it shows local disc c scan on starting up. Following days i lost my start menu , my action center. When i click on pictures it opens via paint only and not with photos and video app. Likewise no apps are working. Please do help me Unfortunely when i try to sign in accounts via settings or tries to add user even that is not possible. When i try to sign in via settings it flashes the sign in windows.

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Start menu and notification area stopped working on Windows 10.

Hello,

I am using Windows 10. My Start menu and notification area on the taskbar are not working while the Task view and Quick Launch bar are working just fine. I clicked on windows icon and notification area icons like sound, wifi etc but nothing happens. Pressing
start button from the keyboard also didn't help to open the start menu. I have tried the DISM scan as suggested by one post but the problem persists.

Thanks.

 

Microsoft News Notifications

Follow these steps to check if it works:

Step 1: Open the Windows Settings menu by pressing the Windows Key and “I,” or alternatively search for Settings in the Windows search bar and click the corresponding result.

Step 2: Click Notifications & Actions in the left-hand menu. This will take you to a screen providing access to all of the settings related to notifications and the Action Center.

Step 3: Click the System icon, then select Notifications and actions from the left-hand menu.

Step 4: Look for the Notifications subheading, where you will see a number of toggles for various types of notifications. The following is a list of the settings you can toggle on this screen:

• Get notifications from apps and other senders
• Show notifications on the lock screen
• Show alarms, reminders, and incoming VoIP calls on the lock screen
• Hide notifications when duplicating my screen
• Get tips, tricks, and suggestions as you use Windows

You may just turn them off the notification as you need.

 

Start Menu, Cortana, notifications won't work

Hi,

As per the description, I understand that Start Menu, Cortana, notifications is not working. It is unfortunate that these features are not working after upgrading to Windows 10. I
can imagine the inconvenience you are experiencing and will certainly help you in the right direction to fix the issue.

As you mentioned that you have already performed some of the basic troubleshooting of Start Menu Not working.

As an initial recommendation, I suggest you to refer to the below Microsoft Article and check if it helps to resolve the issue.

Visit: Troubleshoot problems opening the Start menu or Cortana

Note: Please Ignore Steps for Creating a new Local admin Account and Reset your PC mentioned on the above Article.

If issue persists, you may try to follow the steps provided below to fix the start menu problem.

• Open the Task manager. Here’s a tip: Press CTRL+Shift+ESC.
  
• Click File > Run New Task
• Make sure you have a check mark beside “Create this task with administrative privileges”
  
• Type Powershell
• Type the following in the Powershell prompt:
  
  Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
  
• Close the Powershell window
• Reboot

Hope the information provided is helpful. Do let us know if you have any queries related to Windows, we will be happy to assist you.