Windows 10: Start Button & Windows Key Not Working?

Start Button (is it still called that?) & Windows Key Not Working.

I've seen other posts about this (example), but there doesn't seem to be any reason given for the problem. I've got this issue on a clean Windows 10 install.

:)

 

I originally had a win. 8.1,Upgraded to free to windows 10 Home(thankyou microsoft windows)can I use an OEM win. 10 Pro to upgrade to 10 Pro?

yes, you can. Upgrade using a Windows 10 Pro product key Select the Start button, then select Settings > Update & security > Activation.Select Change product key, and then enter the 25-character Windows 10 Pro product key.Select Next to start the upgrade
to Windows 10 Pro.

 

Windows start button in tool bar is none responsive. Windows start works via the key pad windows button.

Greetings,

Windows start button in tool bar is none responsive. Windows start works via the key pad windows button. I an using windows 10 version 1709 (OS Build 16299.192). About the same time this started also not able to connect to the inter net. I get this Error
Code: INET_E_RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND

[Moved from: Windows / Windows 10 / Desktop, Start, & personalization / Task Bar]

 

I checked Microsoft's drivers for your keyboard and there aren't any for Windows 10 or even 8 which may be the reason why your having this problem.

Sooner or later the manufacturer of <random> device stops producing updated drivers.

 

It isn't a keyboard or mouse issue, or even related to the PC in my specs.

I've now fixed it thanks to a post by flhthemi in another thread:

However, this isn't as simple as it sounds without a Start button (!), so I've repeated what I did:

My workaround was to copy the shortcut to PowerShell on another PC and drop it onto the Desktop of the stricken PC. The original PS shortcut lives in C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows PowerShell\

I also couldn't run Edge to get the command from the post by flhthemi, so I made a text document from the other PC containing:

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3...ws-8-10-a.html

Code: Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}[/quote] I ran the PowerShell shortcut as Administrator and pasted the above. Having rebooted, I can confirm that it also worked for me.

 

I ran the PowerShell shortcut as Administrator and pasted the above. Having rebooted, I can confirm that it also worked for me.

I've attached the files, not sure if it will work.[/quote]
For anyone wondering this does work, in 2016. Just click the provided file, place it in the desktop, right click. Run as administrator, and then copy and past the link in it. So if anyones wondering this isn'r some scam. It genuinly works!
-Thanks nigelmercier

 

Is there a newer AppXPackage? I see when using the above command it produces errors that say if failed because a higher version was already installed. Or are those three errors normal?

And, I guess I'll add, "Why is this still an issue? When will it be fixed correctly without a work-around?"