Windows 10: Win 10 update KB5025221 causes START menu and .dll problems

Hi all,few days ago, my PC automatically updated and applied the KB5020221 hotfix on shut down, as it always does. However, when I turned on my computer the next day, all sorts off issues started arising. Most notably, I begun getting a lot of .dll error messages, but even worse than that, I cannot access the START menu. This means that I cannot search for installed applications, I cannot get to the Control panel/System preferences nor anything related. I Googled a lot, learned about listing and removing updates via the terminal and I even located the latest one it was the KB5020221. However

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Lost my Start Menu on Win 10 laptop

Hi Sherry,

To troubleshoot your concern, we suggest that you perform the steps in the support article below:

• Troubleshoot problems opening the Start menu or Cortana.
  

Let us know if you need further help.

Regards.

 

Start menu search problems

Hi Michael,

In order for us to better assist you, we would like to ask few questions:

• Did you make any changes or updates to your computer prior to the issue?
• When did you start experiencing this issue?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

Since you're having issues with the Start menu, we suggest checking this
article and follow the methods provided to troubleshoot Start menu.

Update us on the outcome.

 

In Win.7 is there a Classic Start Menu/Button

Hi,

I'm on Windows Vista at the moment using Opera Browser and I has the nice Start Menu and i'm wondering if there is a program to add a modified Menu cause Win.7 don't have it. I tried Classic Shell it worked but it isn't like the Original Menu with the Microsoft Logo on the left