Windows 10: Need help with a blank Start menu

Discus and support Need help with a blank Start menu in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; My Start menu is blank. My name and power icons are available, but there are no tiles. The taskbar doesn't give me the option to pin any apps to the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by DanaOnifer, Apr 2, 2020.

  1. Need help with a blank Start menu


    My Start menu is blank. My name and power icons are available, but there are no tiles. The taskbar doesn't give me the option to pin any apps to the start menu.

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    DanaOnifer, Apr 2, 2020
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    Hello,

    We realize the inconvenience you are experiencing with Start menu showing up blank on your system. We will certainly help you with this issue.

    • How often does this issue occurs?
    • Have you installed all pending Windows updates?

    This issue could be due to missing or corrupted files present on your system. We suggest you to try the steps from the below Microsoft Help article and check if it helps:

    Troubleshoot problems opening the Start menu or Cortana

    Let us know the status of the issue. We will be glad to assist you further.

    Thank you.
     
    Sangeeta Sarkar, Apr 2, 2020
    #2
  3. Sysprep Windows 10 Start Menu search is blank


    Hello everyone,

    I was following the Tenforums.com Windows 10 Image - Customize in Audit Mode with Sysprep guide, which I found to be an amazing guide.

    My goal is to have a Windows 10 Pro x64 sysprep image from the Hyper-V VM, exactly as in the guide.

    Anyways I had everything going smooth - I was about to Generalize the image and realized the Start Menu stopped returning results, instead just showing a blank search.

    After some frustration and reluctance I went back to the checkpoint at the very beginning (as indicated in the guide). The Start Menu still showed up blank.

    Reinstalled the VM in Hyper-V using different names and different VHD files but all resulted in the same error.

    Created the VM in VMware Workstation 12 and and started the Sysprep process with Windows 10 in VMware. The Start Menu is still blank.

    Uninstalled Hyper-V and reinstalled Hyper-V but that didn't help.

    I've done the basic troubleshooting steps too:

    • Reboot system (Host and Guest systems multiple times)
    • Verified service Windows Search is running (I restarted the service as well)
    • Rebuilt Index
    • Restarted Cortana and Windows Explorer
    • Re-registered Cortana

    I've tried Googling my heart out to no avail. Couldn't even find an image with a similar problem. I've attached a snippet of the issue below.

    Note: This is only in Audit Mode. When I let the Windows install complete, the Start Menu works again. I'll try completing the imaging process and load the Sysprep image and see if the Start Menu functionality comes back unless someone has a better idea or similar experience?



    Need help with a blank Start menu [​IMG]
     
    SeattleITguy, Apr 2, 2020
    #3
  4. Need help with a blank Start menu

    Menu Prompts Blank

    Hi,

    We'd like to get more details about this Windows 10 Menu prompt being blank that you're experiencing. In order to assist you effectively, kindly verify the following:

    • Which version of Windows 10 are you running?
    • What were the troubleshooting steps you've done so far?
    • Any changes made to your computer prior to the issue? (Windows update, software or hardware installations, etc.)
    • A sample screenshot of the Menu prompt being blank will greatly help. Just post it here together with your response.

    Let us know.
     
    Joanna 777, Apr 2, 2020
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