Start menu is not opening on Windows 10

Requiem · Mar 14, 2020

Hello!

My Start menu is not working. When I click on Start button (or click it on keyboard), I just see a busy blue mouse circle. I also can not click on Wifi, sound settings too.
I tried to create another user, but it also does not allow me.
I ran DISM commands and sfc /scannow and there's no error.
I used Start menu troubleshooting tool and it gave me some errors.

Can you please help me?
Best Regards.

Sysnative Windows Update · Mar 14, 2020

Hi!

Install Open Shell: Open Shell

britechguy · Mar 14, 2020

Well, I'm going to have to be the contrarian. Installing Open Shell on top of a wonky native interface is, at best, likely to get wonky Open Shell behavior. Not to mention many do not want to make Win10 appear like earlier versions of Windows, which is precisely the core reason for Open Shell.

See: Britechguy’s Standard “Windows 10 Revival Script”

It sounds like you've already run the SFC/DISM pair, and if both come back clean then proceed to a Repair Install using the ISO file.

xilolee · Mar 14, 2020

Try this command from powershell, executed with high privileges:

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Code:

Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost*\AppXManifest.xml"

Requiem · Mar 15, 2020

xilolee said:
Try this command from powershell, executed with high privileges:

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You can find powershell in "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0".
Right-click "powershell.exe", then click "run as administrator".
Click the "yes" button in the user account control window that should appear (if you didn't disable UAC).

Using Win10 home/standard x64 V1909 B18363.693

Code:

Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost*\AppXManifest.xml"

Thanks for the code but unfortunately it did not work. In addition, sound button,wifi button, windows store apps do not work too. Any help appericated...

Requiem · Mar 15, 2020

I also created a new user account from powershell (becase it doesnt allow adding through Settings panel), but the problem still exists..

Sysnative Windows Update · Mar 15, 2020

Did you try Open Shell as I'd suggested?

Requiem · Mar 15, 2020

softwaremaniac said:
Did you try Open Shell as I'd suggested?

Yes but tray buttons like sound, wifi and action center is not responding too. So, that util is not a solution in my case.

xilolee · Mar 15, 2020

Re-try with this (always in an elevated powershell):

Code:

Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "C:\Windows\SystemApps\*\AppXManifest.xml"; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "C:\program files\windowsApps\*\AppXManifest.xml" ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "C:\Windows\*\AppXManifest.xml"

SleepyDude · Mar 15, 2020

Hi,

Try to do a Clean Boot Clean boot Windows 10 to root out conflicting software many times the Start Menu stops working because of interference by some other program

Because the Start Menu doesn't work try pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL and from there open the Task Manager, from the File menu the Run new task can be used to start other programs...

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