Windows 10: Windows 11 Start Menu won't correctly open files

Discus and support Windows 11 Start Menu won't correctly open files in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I have a relatively new week-old Windows 11 installation where I can't correctly open programs from the Start menu. There are two distinct symptoms.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by MikeBlaszczak, Jan 30, 2022.

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    Windows 11 Start Menu won't correctly open files


    I have a relatively new week-old Windows 11 installation where I can't correctly open programs from the Start menu. There are two distinct symptoms. One is that files simply don't open. If I search for an Excel file "MyReport", for example I'll see "MyReport.xlsx" in the results. When I click on it, nothing happens -- the Start menu closes and the file does not open. If I open the path where the file was found in File Exporer, I can double-click on the file and open it with Excel with no issue. If I paste the full file name including path into the start menu, the start menu closes and

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