Windows 10: Start menu not working

Discus and support Start menu not working in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; The Windows 10 start menu has stopped working. If I click on the Start button, nothing happens. I did a repair install and that corrected the problem... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by jaqsol, Feb 4, 2015.

  1. jaqsol Win User

    Start menu not working


    The Windows 10 start menu has stopped working. If I click on the Start button, nothing happens. I did a repair install and that corrected the problem for a few days. The problem has returned. No start menu. All updates have been installed. Does anyone have a fix for this?

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    jaqsol, Feb 4, 2015
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  2. My start menu icons aren't showing up properly!

    I have same problem, the start menu is not working. when you click it , nothing happened. Microsoft edge and store icon are missing on the taskbar.
     
    start menu not working, Feb 4, 2015
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  3. Windows 10 Start Menu right click menu not working

    I am having the same issue. I'm not sure how creating a local user account in Windows 10 will help. Can you explain? It seems like extra work and I'm not sure why it was working before and not working now.
     
    MahoganyColeman, Feb 4, 2015
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  4. Berkey Win User

    Start menu not working

    Not experiencing anything like that myself. Did you disable any services? I played around with disabling Cortana and removing the search box from the taskbar and it caused the start menu to be delayed for a moment, but it still popped up.
     
    Berkey, Feb 4, 2015
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  5. jaqsol Win User
    I looked over the services. I didn't see anything unusual and I didn't change any settings there. I disabled the search box from the taskbar right after installation. The start menu was still working at that point.
     
    jaqsol, Feb 4, 2015
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  6. jaqsol Win User
    I created an image of the hard drive after the last installation when everything was working. I could restore the image and take it from there. But I would like to know what is causing the problem.
     
    jaqsol, Feb 4, 2015
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  7. Wynona Win User
    Possibly look over the services and see what you have, then pop in the imaged drive and look to see if anything is different? About all I know to do. Other than to reinstall. *Think
     
    Wynona, Feb 4, 2015
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  8. jamos316 Win User

    Start menu not working

    i had that problem for 2 days, issue went away today

     
    jamos316, Feb 4, 2015
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  9. Mystere Win User
    This problem was fixed by the patch MS issued yesterday, if you're still having it, make sure you download the latest updates.
     
    Mystere, Feb 4, 2015
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  10. jaqsol Win User
    All updates have been installed. I just checked to be sure. The problem remains.
     
    jaqsol, Feb 4, 2015
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  11. AddRAM Win User
    Re install from your image.
     
    AddRAM, Feb 5, 2015
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  12. I've had this issue twice in the last 2 days after using System Restore and ensuring all Windows Updates are installed (even KB3036140) and still no Start Menu, Search or Notifications. However I did find a way to fix this issue without reinstalling and that is to follow Brinks Tutorial below.

    Apps - Re-register in Windows 8 and 10

    Note 1: To be able to access Windows PowerShell you need to Right Click on the Start button and from the Win X menu select Search then type in "Windows PowerShell" without the quotes.

    Note 2: If Windows PowerShell is unreadable when it opens see the images below to make it readable and you will need to close and reopen PowerShell for the changes to take effect.


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    Start menu not working [​IMG]
     
    IownAmoneyPit, Feb 5, 2015
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  13. jaqsol Win User

    Start menu not working

    I restored the hard drive image and all is well at the moment. I will see what happens next. Possibly a third party app is wiping out the start menu.
     
    jaqsol, Feb 5, 2015
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  14. toolman59 Win User
    I have had this problem for the past week or so, I tried the various fixes that had been posted, none of these worked.
    I had read in one of the posts that that a non-administrator account had a working start menu, so I decided to setup a second user account which opened with a working start menu. When I logged back into my administrator account this also had a working start menu even after a reboot. It will be interesting to see how long this keeps the start menu working.
     
    toolman59, Feb 25, 2015
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  15. jaqsol Win User
    I restored the hard drive image I had made. I installed all updates. I have not had the problem since. My thought was that one of the updates cured the problem.
     
    jaqsol, Feb 25, 2015
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