Windows 10: Start Menu and seach window will not respond

I upgraded to 10 Home yesterday and everything seemed to work fine. Today after deleting several files from my photos the system hung and I had to do a power off reboot. After that the start menu wont come up and the search window won't accept any text. Right click on the start menu does respond and seems to work properly. I also did a sys. file chk., it said that some files were corupted and not repairable.

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start up menu will not come up and search window doesn't work in windows 10

Hi,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

I understand your concerned. Let me help you to fix the issue.

Let’s try simple troubleshooting steps and check if this helps in resolving the issue. I suggest you to run SFC scan. System File Checker is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted
files and DISM to fix things SFC cannot. Follow the below link on how to run SFC scan.

System file check (SFC) Scan and Repair System Files & DISM to fix things SFC cannot

You can also visit the below link for more information.

“Critical Error – Start menu and Cortana aren’t working. We’ll try to fix it the next time you sign in.”

“Critical Error – Start menu and Cortana aren’t working. We’ll try to fix it the next time you sign in.”

Hope it helps. Please let us know the result.

 

start up menu will not come up and search window doesn't work in windows 10

Was working on my laptop, noticed the battery was low and plugged in. Instantly my laptop shut down. I rebooted and now the start menu will not open as well as the key on the laptop and I can't type in the search bar. I have rebooted my laptop twice.
I can right click on the icon and open an existing file to access Word. Really need to get this fixed. Any suggestions that don't require me to type something in the search bar?

 

I had the same problem awhile back with Preview. Since it wasn't my main system, I used another administrator account to delete the affected account. I then went back in and recreated it.

Of course, I didn't have any of the installed programs, but everything worked fine. Since I was using a Microsoft Account, it got my name and all my preference back.

Of course, I didn't check my files so you may have another underlying problem. But if you aren't on your main production system and don't mind relinking all your software, it may work for you.

 

Thanks, but it is my only sys. so that isn't really an option.