Windows 10: Start menu broken - how to recover?

Something happened, I thought perhaps it was a consequence of installing an update. but I did a system restore and the start menu still won't open.

I can right click the windows icon




but left-click does nothing. What can I do to restore this?

:)

 

How to fix broken Start Menu?

Not so. The data for the current user is still accessible under c:\Users\Dialga. All you need to do is to shift the folders to your own profile folder.

Your observation suggests that you belong to the very large group of people who refuse to back up their files regularly (e.g. weekly) to an external medium until they suffer a major disaster. The disaster by far the best incentive to implement a backup process
but it can be extremely painful.

 

How to fix broken Start Menu?

The problem is widespread and there are two fixes that appear to work most of the time:

• Use System Restore (rstrui.exe) to set Windows back by a few days.
• Create and use a new Windows logon account (control.exe).

You can invoke each function by creating a new desktop shortcut.

I would, but making a user account will make me lose LOTS of data. Please help.

 

SOHO1,

Welcome to the forum!

Let's give the following a whirl...

Please press the Windows key and the R key at the same time.
This opens the Run box
In the Open area, type: msconfig
Press: OK

In System Configuration console, select the Boot tab
Check the box for: Safe boot
Make sure Minimal is also ticked.

Press the OK button
When asked if you want to Restart now or wait until later, Restart now
The restart takes you into Safe Mode.

In Safe Mode, try to left click and right click the Start button, and see if it works.

Once done turn off Safe Mode and go back to normal mode.
Open up msconfig the same way as above.
On the Boot tab uncheck: Safe boot
Press the OK button

When asked if you want to Restart now or wait until later, Restart now
The restart takes you back to normal.

Check the issue again, and see if the left click on the Start button works.