Windows 10: Start Menu Will Not Open Can't Create New User Account

I am so over this! setting up this new computer for the third time since May. First, it kept giving the error that the Recycle Bin was corrupt. I fixed that. Then the Start Menu would not open. Looking for solutions, I did a system file check. That said everything was fine. I tried to then create a new user account, but the window flashes and doesn't come up. How do I fix all of this?

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For a new user account, there's no start menu and no action center

When I create a new user account and sign in to it:

• Nothing happens when I left-click or right-click the Start button--no menu at all.
• When I try to open the Action Center, nothing happens; it won't open.

So, the new user account is unusable.

This happens when logging in to any new user account I create, not just a particular one.

Could someone please help?

Thank you.

 

Settings can't be opened using the built-in administrator account


Hello,
Unfortunately I have the same issue as Dabz from upgrading win7 to win10.
I've tried opening settings using all the suggested methods and it will not load using my account with Administrator access nor the built-in Administrator profile. I also tried other methods not listed such as using Run. Control panel is just a stepping stone to add users in Settings.
I'm also having explorer.exe issues, which I believe is preventing Settings from loading.
Using cmd (Admin) I successfully created a new user profile [and granted admin access also using cmd (Admin)], however win10 will not allow this account to log on. win10 does not list this new user within control panel but it does in the start menu. win10 will not allow to log in or switch to the new account via the start menu either.
I can access settings in Safe Mode but this will not allow me to create a new account.
Any help/suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Cheers

 

Start Menu in Windows 10 stops working even after creating a new user

I struggled with the same issue for a few days but found a solution. I created a new user but their start menu wouldn't work. I tried a bunch of "solutions" that if found like deleting and re-adding the account, registry changes, running things from the
command line and none of them worked.

I found something that talked about enabling the Administrator account. I created that account (see below) and used it to create other accounts and they worked fine. So, once you enable the Administrator account, log in using that (no password necessary).
Go to Control Panel, Users, and create a new account. You will notice that instead of the normal interface it launched "lusrmgr" which is more of a windows explorer looking UI. To create a user click on Users. Then use the Action > New User menu to create
your user account.

To enable the Windows 10 Administrator account do the following:

• Tap on the Windows-key. This should open the start menu or bring you to the Start Screen interface depending on how Windows 10 is configured on the system.
• Type cmd and wait for the results to be displayed.
• Right-click no the Command Prompt result and select "run as administrator" from the context menu.
• Run the command net user to display a list of all user accounts on the system.
• To activate the inactive administrator account, run the command net user administrator /active:yes