Windows 10: Start menu and settings

Hi , i recently upgraded my windows 10 version from 1903 to 1909 with update assistant. I got to the point where the update asks you whether to upgrade now or later and choose later. i later on restarted to upgrade (which was incredibly faster than normal updates) but then when my laptop started i could not access the start menu or the settings app.Also some windows program files could not be accessed and always gave this error

'' this file does not have an app associated with it, please install or locate a file associated with it'' or '' you currently dont have permission to get access this folder''.

I then searched online for solutions and Tried a SFC scan with CMD as admin which at first gave me this error

Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them

I then run the same command on powershell with admin rights which gave me this result
Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations



All this has not helped me . Still cant access settings and start menu. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

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Settings icon missing from the Start Menu in Windows 10

Hello Venkatesh,

This issue might have occurred if you have disabled the settings icon from the Start Menu. I would suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

• 
  Click Start, type
  Start settings and click the Start settings in results
  
• 
  Click "Choose which folders appear on Start"
  
• 
  Enable "Settings" toggle button.
  

Hope this helps. Write back to us with the status of the issue for further assistance.

 

Start menu and settings both wont open.

Hello Robert,

As per the description of the issue, you are unable to open both Windows Settings and Start menu. For us to resolve this issue, we suggest that you perform troubleshooting. Here's an

article that you can go to. In here, you'll see solutions to resolve Start menu issues.

To resolve Windows Settings issue, kindly follow the steps listed below:

• Boot into Safe Mode.
• Open a command prompt windows.
• Type sfc/scannow, and then hit Enter.
• Once it's finished, restart the computer to check if the issue still persists.

If the issue still persists after doing the steps above, kindly refer to this
link for further troubleshooting.

Let us know if the resolution provided works.

 

Windows 10 Start menu is empty

Hi. Steps 1 and 2 didn't do much but step 3 has restored what looks like the list of original Microsoft apps but no sign of any of the many apps I have installed. And there are no tiles in the start menu. Any suggestions please?