Windows 10: Windows start menu, task manager and task bar not working

Hello,


I got a new lenovo idea centre and it worked find the first day, then on the 2nd day the start menu wouldn't open, the task bar does not work and things like the control panel do not open! I keep getting the error C:\\windows\system32\ptionalfeatures.exe. This operation returned because the timeout period expired.


Any help?? It also won't let me run Powershell as an administrator which I believe is how some people found help.


Emily

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Windows 10 Start button, task bar menu and swipe does not work

Hi,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.



I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps.

Step1: End Task the Windows Explorer.

• 
  Open task manager (CRTL+SHIFT+ESC)
  
• 
  Right-click on windows explorer
  
• 
  End task (Note: don’t close Task manager)
  
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  Click on File > Run new task
  
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  Type explorer.exe and press enter
  
• 
  Your search bar should be functional again.
  

Step 2: If Start button is not working then I suggest you to check for the latest updates.

• 
  Press Windows logo key +R, enter
  MS-settings: and then press OK. This opens Settings.
  
• 
  In Settings, go to Update & security >
  Windows Update, and then select Check for updates. Install any available updates and restart your PC if required.
  

Step 3: Some problems can be fixed by signing out of your account and then signing back in. Press Ctrl + Alt+ Delete and select
Sign out. Once you’ve signed out, sign back in to your account.

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help.

 

Unable to access Start menu, Search bar, notification buttons on Task bar after install the Update KB3139907 on Windows 10

Hi John,

Thank you for responding.

We are glad to know that you are able to access Search bar and notification center after performing the above troubleshooting steps.

For the issues with Start menu, try the below steps.

Step 1: I suggest you to run the below PowerShell command to re-register Start menu and check if it helps.

Follow:

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  Right click on the Taskbar and select
  Task Manager from the context menu.
  
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  In the Task Manager window, click on
  File and on Run new task.
  
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  Type powershell, place a check mark on
  Create this task with administrative privileges and click Ok.
  
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  In the administrative Windows PowerShell window, carefully type the below command and hit Enter key from the keyboard.
  

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  Get-appxpackage -all *shellexperience* -packagetype bundle |% {add-appxpackage -register -disabledevelopmentmode ($_.installlocation + “\appxmetadata\appxbundlemanifest.xml”)}
  

5. Once the command execution is completed successfully, close the PowerShell window and reboot/ restart the computer.

NOTE: When you are running the PowerShell command, I recommend you to close all the apps on your system and try.

If the issue still persists,

Step 2: I suggest you to try the troubleshooting steps mentioned in the below Microsoft article and check if it helps.

Get help with the Windows 10 Start menu

Hope it helps. Kindly update the status of this issue for further assistance.

 

Start Menu Button on Task Bar becomes unresponsive

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft community.

As you have stated that on your computer Start menu on task bar is not responding after clicking the windows icon and keeps on Failing.

I would like to ask few questions regarding your issue:

• 
  Have you made any changes to your computer prior to the issue?
  
• 
  Have you installed all pending windows update on your computer (Updates are additions to software that can help prevent or fix problems, improve
  how your computer works, or enhance your computing experience.)
  

Please follow few Troubleshooting Steps:

Method 1: Reset Windows explorer from task Manager.

• Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete from you Keyboard.
• Then click on Task Manager.
• Now find Windows Explorer from process list of windows task manager.
• Right click on Windows Explorer & select Restart.

If the issue doesn’t resolved please follow the method 2

Method 2: Troubleshooting problems opening the Start menu and Cortana.

Please follow the wiki article to Troubleshoot:

Troubleshoot problems opening the Start menu or Cortana

If the issue doesn’t resolved please reply us back