Windows 10: Start Menu not working, rebuilding profile didn't resolve

Hello all! I'm posting this more as a solution for people to test out since I couldn't find this anywhere online and had to do a lot of trial and error to fix a Start Menu not working issue, so I'm jotting the notes here so people have clear steps to follow. I did the following to fix the Start Menu problem.1 Restart of Windows Explorer.exe process2 Windows search and index troubleshooter3 Powershell reinstall of Start Menu Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$$_.InstallLocation\AppXManifest.xml"}4 Checked background Apps5 Rebuilt Inde

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Lost default photo viewer after profile rebuild

Thanks Brink. I've tried those steps before i started searching Google. After the profile rebuild i don't have the Photo app listed to choose to make it default in either the system settings for default apps or the Open With option.

I can't even find it doing a search. Seems to have been removed somehow with the profile rebuild, which doesn't make sense.

Might be helpful to list what i've done I've done the open with check, the choose default program in the system menu, tried that in device manager default programs also. I've checked the programs and features Turn windows features on/off and it's not listed there (never thought it was but that was a suggestion), searched the MS Store, it's not listed there either.

I don't like playing in the registry unless i have defined steps and haven't found anything for this yet, just the Win7 version like in my OP.

 

windows 10 start menu doesn´t work

Hello

Thanks for trying to help me. The first step, reregistering start menu didn`t help. Only created a new account work, but I`m not too much satisfied with this, because dont know how to convert again my Microsoft account and other settings (e-mail mesages
etc...) at new user profile. Also I spent to much time and efforts solving this problem, because this computor use on my work.

 

windows 10 start menu doesn´t work

Hi

I returned to my own old microsoft account because of reason I descriebed before.

I run Microsoft Safety Scanner, didn`t find any spyware or viruses. This issue didn`t help me to solve the start menu problem.

I use norton as antivirus software. I tried disableing it, but also didn`t help. Only helped me unninstaling drop box programme. The start menu has been working until than, but with very limmeted functions. Don`t recieve error mesage.
The microsoft store app program is not shown up. Microsoft Mail programme don`t work, have to use webmail. I tried again attempt reinstall apps via powershell, but without any success. I use Microsoft account.

Thanks.

Anton