Windows 10: Overstaffed Juveniles are Loose Again in MS -- Idiots changed the Start Key

So as of today the good old Start key on your PC no longer works if you run Win 10. Same on BOTH my desk and laptop pc. Rather obviously there has been an unsolicited and UNWANTED update ! The Keyboard symbolic flag Start Key does nothing at all. You are forced to right click the Start flag symbol on the lower left of your screen to do such earth shaking new things as power down, Sleep, Restart and other new wonders. Who is approving what these people do !!!???

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mutant entry in Start: ms-resource:AppName/Text

Hi Watson,

Thank you for posting your concern on Microsoft Answer Community.

We would suggest you to follow the below step and let us know if that helps you.

Check for the mutant file "ms-resource:AppName/Text".
and delete it from the below location.

• C:\Users\"username"\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
  
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
  

Hope it helps.

Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Multiple Keys associated with MS Account?

Thanks again for your time in replying.
I think we should forget about this discussion, as we seem to be at cross purposes.
You have taken what I said out of context. I know how the activation has worked over the years - particularly in relation to re-installing and changing hardware, but that was/is not my point.
My point is that I believed that the rules have changed in Anniversary regarding changing hardware and licensing activation. I was wrongly under the impression that MS had changed the rules to link a key to a MSA account rather than hardware. I was clearly wrong!
I was saying in my previous post, that I would like to see MS adopt a similar approach as many other developers, i.e. attach the key to the user MSA and allow one install on one key. So, for example, one would de-activate on one device and re-activate the key on a new device linked via the user's MSA and registered key. Inputting a key would relate to a user and not hardware.
But, that is not important as my opinion has no bearing on MS's activation policy, and I only mentioned it in passing!
I repeat what I said in my previous post, I am interested in your statement 'I can transfer a license from a device listed on my Microsoft Account'. That seems to suggest what I was thinking in the first place! How is that done exactly? Other posts here suggest that devices can be deleted from the account and it makes no difference.

 

Start key and Cortana won't work

HI

Thank you for the troubleshooting steps but it did not fix the problem. The start button just spins and nothing happens. Also, I cannot change the user account or create a new one as that also just spins as I know this also can fix the problem.

This is just ridiculous that Microsoft has a built in "debugger" but cannot even fix this problem. I wish MS would just get on the ball and fix it with an update for all users.

Please provide another suggestion other than restoring and loosing all added programs.