Windows 10: Start Menu is Not Working at all 12-16-18

The START menu is not showing up at all. Nothing happens when you hit the WINDOWS START button either with the mouse on the screen or the keyboard WINDOWS button.


THIS IS WHAT I HAVE DONE.


1. Everything is up to date. Windows is fully updated.


2. I checked the tablet settings and tried multiple options there. Nothing is working.


3. It is in desktop mode - not tablet mode (I tried both) and the START menu is not showing up at all.


COMPUTER: MS SURFACE PRO 4 with Windows 10

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Start menu not working

I found the following article, ran the suggested powershell command and my start menu is working again. Here it is as I found it:
Go to Start menu button and right click on it. This will open the contextual menu, after which you need to select Command Prompt (Admin). Once Command Prompt is open, go ahead with the following steps.

• Type and enter: Powershell
• Type the following: Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}

 

Critical Error: Start menu and Cortnana aren't working!

Hi Ron,

Thank you for writing your query in Microsoft Community. I would like to have some more understanding to the issue so that we can diagnose and work on the issue faster. Kindly provide me the following information:

• 
  What is the exact issue you are facing with?
  
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  Are you facing issues with start menu and Cortana?
  

If you are facing issues with start menu and cortana, I would suggest you to follow the steps provided by me on August 16, 2015. You can copy each PowerShell command and press enter on the command prompt.

Reply us back with the status of this issue. we will be glad to assist you.

 

Start menu and taskbar not working.

Hi Deva,

Thank you for updating.

I suggest you to refer the link below and follow the troubleshooting steps suggested.

Troubleshoot problems opening the Start menu or Cortana.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-10/get-help-windows-start-menu

Hope the Start menu works after performing the steps suggested. Thank you.