Upgrading to Windows 10 for many has not gone without consequences. As is often the case, Microsoft rolled out a "crooked" update, so on some computers, laptops and netbooks, it brought more joy than problems. And one of these is the failure of the Start menu to work correctly. Sometimes rebooting the system helps, and in some cases even it does not help. What to do if the Windows 10 Start menu is not working?

We suggest you analyze all the ways to solve this problem in the course of this article. By the way, judging by the latest news, from time to time other elements built into the freshly baked system refuse to work. With the help of our tips, you can overcome them too.

What to do if the Windows 10 Start menu is not working

The first and easiest one is to restart Explorer, which is also Explorer.exe. But if rebooting the system doesn't help, then it won't do any good either. If, after restarting your computer, Start starts to work correctly again, you can use this method all the time.

You probably know the combination with which the Task Manager turns on. Yes, yes, these are the same famous three buttons CTRL + Alt + Del. What do we have to do:

If the miracle did not happen, and it still does not function, then the problem is in something else and a solution needs to be sought elsewhere. Fortunately, this article does not end there.

PowerShell as a way to get Start up and running again

To begin with, I would like to warn you that this method not only helps to solve the problem, but can also cause some problems with installed applications from the Windows 10 store. On the other hand, they can always be reinstalled - this solves any problems with downloaded applications.

Let's figure out what to do:

There are two options to launch PowerShell - to climb into the jungle of the operating system through a huge number of folders, or to use the "Run" window. We suggest you use the second option - it is faster, simpler and more convenient.

  1. Launch the "Run" window with the Win + R key combination;
  2. Enter "Powershell.exe" into the line, then click "OK";
  3. A window similar to the Command Line is launched, only in blue;
  4. Copy the following combination and paste it into your program: Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach (Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$ ($ _. InstallLocation) \ AppXManifest.xml”);
  5. Press "Enter" to execute it;
  6. After a while, you should check if the Start menu is working.
If no changes have occurred, you should go further and try other methods.

We return the performance to Start using the Registry

  • Turn on the Run window;
  • We enter "regedit" there;
  • Go to the section HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Advanced;
  • Most likely, it will be empty, so you need to right-click and select "New" in the menu that appears, and then "DWORD";
  • Name the parameter EnableXAMLStartMenu;
  • Now you should double-click on it and change the value to zero;
  • Next, you should check again whether the Start menu is working or not.

    If nothing like this has happened yet, there is no need to despair - the last method remains.

    Security and Maintenance - Built-in Problem Solver

    Create a new user

    Often the problem is in the Russian-language username, so you should create a new one:

    When you boot your computer, select the user you just created and check if the start menu works. One of these ways is to bring him back to life anyway.

    • With Windows 10, Microsoft went back to basics and, by popular demand, brought back the Start button. Moreover, it has undergone significant changes, it has become more functional, beautiful and user-friendly.

    Windows 10 is constantly being updated and it is not uncommon when, when installing a new update, the "Start" button stops working, does not respond to clicks with both the mouse and the keyboard. If the "Start" button does not work for you in Windows 10, then most likely the fault was either a lopsided update or changes in the registry.

    There are several easy ways to solve this problem. Let's consider all the solutions from the easiest to the most difficult.

    Restart explorer explorer.exe

    The explorer program (aka the explorer.exe process) is one of the main programs in Windows operating systems and many other programs depend on it. Restarting Explorer can be done in two ways.

    Press the key combination Ctrl + Alt + Del on the keyboard and select "Task Manager". It can also be called by right-clicking on the taskbar.

    In the Task Manager window that appears, on the Processes tab, find "Explorer" (Windows Explorer in the English version of Windows 10). Right-click on it and click "Restart". You can also restart it by clicking the button in the lower right corner.

    After that, try launching the Start Menu. If the method did not help, then read on.

    Restoring the Start Menu by Editing the Windows Registry

    The essence of this method is to edit the registry parameter responsible for the operation of the "Start" menu.

    Press the key combination Win + R. In the window that appears, write the command to call the registry regedit and click OK.


    In the registry window that opens, go to the following branch:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Advanced

    Now we need to create a new parameter. To do this, click anywhere in the right window with the right mouse button and select "New" - "DWORD Parameter (32 bit)".

    Name the new parameter EnableXAMLStartMenu... Double click on this parameter and assign a value to it 0 .

    After that, you need to restart your computer. Make sure that the Start button starts to launch after the restart.

    Using PowerShell to Solve the Start Menu Problem

    Click on the magnifying glass icon next to the Start menu and write PowerShell there. The search will find a Windows PowerShell application. Right-click on it and run as administrator.

    In the PoweShell window that opens, paste the following code:

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

    Press Enter and restart your computer. Check the operation of the Start button.

    The official Microsoft utility that fixes the problem with the Start menu

    The guys from Microsoft are aware of the problems with the Start menu in Windows 10 and even released a special utility that almost always works.

    A window will appear to search for problems with the "Start" menu.

    If there are no problems with the Start menu, the following message will appear. If there were problems, the utility will automatically fix them and nothing should prevent the launch of the "Start" button.

    Create a new user with a working Start menu

    If none of the methods helped you, then you can solve the problem radically and create a new computer user.

    When logging in as a new user, a new registry branch is created that is responsible for the settings of this new user and, accordingly, the Start menu should work under it.

    All you have to do is transfer the files from the old account to the new one.

    To create a new account, type in the search "Control Panel" and click on it.

    Go to the "User Accounts" menu.

    Select "Manage Another Account".

    Click "Add New User".

    The Windows Options menu will open. At the bottom of the window, select "Add a user for this computer."

    On the next page, indicate that you do not have login information for the new user so that you do not have to provide an email address or phone number to log in to your computer.

    Windows really wants us to link an account to their services. Click to add a user without a Microsoft account.

    And finally we got to the final point. We indicate the username and password of the new computer user.

    After that, restart your computer and log in as a new user. Check the operation of the Start button. If everything works, then just transfer the files from the old user folder to the new computer user folder.

    Video of solving problems with the "Start" button

    Especially for those who find it easier to perceive the material not in text form, I suggest that you familiarize yourself with the video on how to return the "Start" button to work.

    After users began to switch to a fresh operating system from Microsoft - Windows 10, many began to have various problems in working with it. I mentioned some of these problems in my review of this operating system, but now I would like to dwell on ways to solve one of them, which is actually quite common among users and does not allow it to work normally. And this problem is that the Start menu periodically refuses to work for some reason. Those. by clicking on the "Start" icon, nothing happens. Usually, along with this, some other functions of the system immediately stop working, for example, it is impossible to enter the parameters. Moreover, a problem can appear both after a reboot, and right in the process of working in the system, from where you can’t come from and sometimes even a few reboots does not help! Now I will describe several ways that will help certain users overcome this problem.

    Why did I say "certain users"? But because there is no 100% working way of solving this problem (among other things, like many others) that would help absolutely everyone. The problem is quite extensive and can arise for a number of different reasons and, accordingly, is treated in different ways. For example, for someone the Start menu stops working after the system has been cleaned of garbage using special programs, for example, Ccleaner, and for someone as a result of various system failures.

    On my computer and my father’s computer, the problem appeared as if for no reason. After upgrading from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10, the Start menu was constantly working intermittently. Either it stops working immediately after a reboot, then right while using Windows, and at the same time no global cleaning of the system with the help of special programs was performed. I just didn't even have time, because I just updated the system and the problem started right away :) Based on this, the fault of the Windows 10 developers is clearly visible here ...

    How to fix problems with a non-working Start menu in Windows 10

    So, now I will list the main ways that can help you fix this problem and the menu will finally work properly. But, unfortunately, I cannot give guarantees, since all situations can be individual. Follow each of the options below in turn until your problem goes away.

    Installing the latest Windows updates

    Yes, such a commonplace thing as simple updates for Windows can solve many problems. This is because updates are various fixes for the system, built-in applications, drivers, and also all sorts of improvements.

    On two computers in my family, the problem with the Start menu was solved by a simple Windows update, which means that the problem with the Start menu was from the release of Windows 10, and in the next update it was fixed. Therefore, the first thing to try is to update your system through a special Windows update tool. Suddenly, you have not downloaded or installed updates for your system for a long time, and as a result, you are using not the most perfect version of it at the moment.

    For more information on how to configure updates in Windows 10, see a separate article:

    If updates were found, then after installing them, be sure to restart your computer to check the functionality of the Start menu, even if the system does not require it!

    Checking system files for their integrity and making changes (if required)

    This operation will scan all system files on your computer and if any of them are changed or deleted, they will be updated to the original versions.

    Run Command Prompt. To do this, you need to press the Win + X key combination on the keyboard and select "Command line (administrator)" from the menu that appears.

    The following window will appear, which is the Windows command line:

    Choose this particular option, and not just "Command line", otherwise you may not have enough rights to perform any actions!

    Enter the sfc / scannow command there and press the Enter key to execute it.

    A system scan will start, which may take about half an hour or more:

    If some files are damaged, the system will automatically replace them with the original versions.

    After completing this procedure, reboot and check if the Start menu is working.

    Making changes to the Windows registry

    Sometimes a problem with the Start menu occurs because a program has made changes to a special Windows registry key. The Windows registry is a collection of various Windows settings, programs, drivers, categorized in a separate program. Even an experienced user will simply not know most of the parameters, because there are simply an incredible number of them. In general, the devil himself will break his leg there :) Our task is with a non-working Start menu (unless of course the 2 methods described above helped) check one parameter in the registry and make changes to it, if necessary.

    So, let's open the registry. To do this, press the key combination Win + R and in the Run line that appears, type the command regedit (1), then click OK (2).

    The program for editing the registry will open:

    Now opening folder by folder in the window on the left, you need to navigate to the following path:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Advanced

    Check for a parameter named EnableXAMLStartMenu in the window to the right.

    If you do not have such a parameter, you need to create it. To do this, right-click (hereinafter "RMB") on the "Advanced" folder in the left window and select "New"> "DWORD Parameter (32 bits)".

    A new parameter will appear in the list:

    Now we change his name. To do this, select it in the window, press the F2 key on the keyboard and change the standard name to EnableXAMLStartMenu.

    It remains to check that this parameter has a zero value. To do this, right-click on the created parameter and select "Change".

    In the window that opens, check that in the "Value" (1) field is "0" and if suddenly this is not the case, then change to "0" and click "OK" (2).

    Now we restart the computer and see if anything has changed with the functionality of the Start button ...

    Reregistering the Windows Start Menu

    This is the last major fix for Windows Start Menu problems. After re-registering the "Start" menu for someone, it begins to function normally, so it is worth trying this method too, if all 3 above did not help.

    The operation to re-register the "Start" menu will be performed through a special administrator console Power Shell.

    So, first, open the task manager by holding down the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys, then click on the "File" menu and select "Start a new task".

    In the window that appears, in the "Open" field, write the powershell command (1) and be sure to mark the option "Create a task with administrator rights" (2) below. If you do not enable start as administrator, then the command the next command to re-register the start may not be executed!

    The PowerShell console will open:

    You need to copy the command below and paste it into the PowerShell window:

    Get-appxpackage -all * shellexperience * -packagetype bundle |% (add-appxpackage -register -disabledevelopmentmode ($ _. Installlocation + "\ appxmetadata \ appxbundlemanifest.xml"))

    To paste, just right-click in the PowerShell window and the command will appear there.

    When the command is executed, you will not receive any notifications. A new line will just appear with the path to the "system32" folder:

    After that, restart your computer and check if the "Start" function is restored to normal.

    If the above 4 ways to fix the problem with opening the Start menu in Windows 10 did not help you, then you probably have no choice but to wait for the release of the Windows update with fixes for your case. But if the "breakdown" is not caused by the developers, but when you use some programs, then you don't have to wait for updates with fixes. Then all that remains is to roll back Windows to factory settings, or use restore checkpoints to roll back Windows to a certain day, when a similar problem has not yet been fixed. But all this is a few materials already for separate articles. And I hope that the above methods will still help you!

    Have a nice day and great mood! Till;)

    Oh, this Windows 10, every day - then there are various problems with the system. I am here to help fix these problems, or try to do so.

    More recently, I came across the news that Windows 10 users are having errors with the start menu. They consist in the fact that the menu does not open, or some of its elements refuse to start. In addition, the Action Center, where important settings are located, may not open. In this article I will try to express my opinion on this matter and give a couple of tips for solving the problem. By the way, at the end of the article I will give a good method that will most likely fix problems with the start menu.

    Somehow on Windows 8, the start menu also did not start for me, to be honest, I do not even know why this happened, but a simple restart of Explorer helped. You need to go to the task manager by pressing hotkeys Ctrl + Shift + Esc and the list of windows processes find the word "Conductor" or "Explorer.exe"... Right-click on the process and select "Restart".

    Using the PowerShell Utility

    This method is quite tough, but effective, since we will force the start menu to open. The only thing that can happen is the work of some components, in particular, the Windows store. I advise you to first use the other methods described in this article and if they do not help, then move on to this.

    For this method, we need to start, usually you can start it by entering the appropriate phrase in the search, but since it may not work for us, we will have to manually search for it in the folder Windows \ System32 \ WindowsPowerShell \ v1.0... Find the powershell.exe startup file there. We need to right click on it and select "Run as administrator".

    By the way, the utility can be launched in a slightly different way. Open the command line (from the Administrator) and enter the phrase "powershell" in it. After that, nothing will open, but you can work directly in the command line.

    As soon as you start powershell, no matter what method, we enter the command in the utility window to solve our problem:

    Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach (Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$ ($ _. InstallLocation) \ AppXManifest.xml”)


    After that, you can try to open the start menu, if it does not work, try restarting your computer. Nothing again? Let's move on to the next methods.

    Using Registry Editor When Start Menu Doesn't Work

    As you understand from the title of the title, we will use this method can also help. Let's start the registry editor, for this we press the hotkeys Win + R and enter the command "Regedit" then follow this thread: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Advanced.

    Are you in the right section? Great, now right click on the right side of the window and select "Create", parameter "DOWRD (32 bit)", name it EnableXAMLStartMenu. Now click on it twice and set the value to 0. Restart your computer.


    There is one more solution method. You need to go to the "System" section, where it is displayed, for this we right-click on the start menu, at the bottom left click on the item "Safety and maintenance", expand tab "Service", press "Start service".


    Create New User to Fix Start Menu Problems

    Here, too, everything is clear, we will create a new user in Windows 10 and see what happens. If everything works out, all the data found on the old account can be transferred to the new one.

    So, press the Win + R hotkeys and enter the "Control" command, after which we get to the Control Panel. Go to item "User accounts", we find there a line "Change account type" and click on it. In the window that opens below, select "Add new user ...".

    A window will open where you click "Add a user for this computer".


    In a similar way, you can do this: open the command line and enter the command net user Username / add.

    Option if all else fails

    The only thing I can advise you is either.

    BONUS [New Method - Start Menu Fix Utility]

    We tried a lot, but did it help? If not, then this bonus option should prove to be a lifesaver. More recently, Microsoft has created a utility that detects various errors and problems associated with the Start menu, yes, the program was created for this.

    The operation of this utility is similar to the work of the usual "Troubleshooting" process, but this is not the main thing. Run the utility and click "Further".



    A search for problems will begin, if they are found, they will be automatically corrected, if nothing is found, the program will inform you about it.


    You can also view the troubleshooting report.


    You can download this application from here, it will not bring any harm, since it was created by Microsoft. This method of solving the problem is the fastest, so you can start with it.

    Thank you all for reading this blog.

    25.10.2015 Alexander Pukhovsky

    After updating or installing Windows 10, the Start button stopped working for many users.

    If you ask Google or Yandex a request "Windows 10 start button not working", then all the recommendations issued by the search engine will ultimately boil down to the following five options for resolving the issue (one of them should help you):

    1. Restart the Explorer.exe process.
    2. Enable Start button using PowerShell.
    3. Create a new user.
    4. Some "atypical" ways.
    5. The safest way to restore the Start button to work.

    Let's consider the execution of the above points in order.

    Attention!

    After completing each step, you need to restart Windows 10 and check if the Start button works.

    1. Restarting the Explorer.exe process.

    Start Task Manager. To do this, press the key combination Ctrl + Shift + Esc. Then click the "Details" button (if there is one below). Go to the Processes tab, select the Explorer process (that's how the Explorer.exe process is called in Windows 10). Right click on it and select Restart. These actions are clearly shown in Figure 1.

    Reboot your computer.

    Did not help? Then let's move on to the next item.

    2. Enabling the Start button using PowerShell.

    There are two ways to start PowerShell.

    The first way. We open "This computer". Next, open the Windows folder, then the System32 folder, the WindowsPowerShell folder, and finally the v1.0 folder. Right-click on the powershell.exe file and run it as administrator.


    Second way. It is offered by Microsoft. Right-click on the taskbar (the bar at the bottom of the screen) and in the context menu that opens, go to the Task Manager.

    Then, in the Task Manager window that opens, first select "File" and then "Run a new task".

    In the "Open" line, write powershell and check the box next to "Create a task with administrator rights". Click "OK" to confirm.


    In the opened Windows PowerShell window, copy and paste the following command Get-appxpackage -all * shellexperience * -packagetype bundle |% (add-appxpackage -register -disabledevelopmentmode ($ _. Installlocation + “\ appxmetadata \ appxbundlemanifest.xml”)). After we press the Enter key.


    After the command completes successfully, you need to close PowerShell and restart Windows.

    The Start button should now work.

    3. Creation of a new user.

    If the above methods did not help, as an option, you can create a new Windows 10 user using the Control Panel.

    We call the command line with the Win + R keyboard shortcut, write Control in it. The control panel opens. Create a new user in the control panel by analogy with previous operating systems.

    As a rule, for a new user, all elements of the desktop work "as expected". Now it is enough to transfer data from the old user to the new one and delete the unnecessary account.

    4. Some "atypical" ways.

    These options are worth trying when none of the previous options helped. I cite them exactly in the form in which they are described by the users themselves (I have not personally tested them, but suddenly one of them will help you).

    Problems with the Start button were due to non-working applications. It is enough to remove the broken tiles, and the Start button in windows 10 will start working.

    1. Press the combination of Shift + Alt buttons (located on the left) and the PrtScr button. This turns on the high-contrast scheme, and the Start button will start working.
    2. Remove all empty (non-working) tiles.
    3. Again press Shift + Alt and the PrtScr button, and this turns off the high-contrast scheme.
    4. The Start button should work.

    Enable / disable (if enabled - disable, if disabled - enable) the section "User Account Control" (UAC).

    Proceed to the "User Account Control Settings" section. To do this, open the Control Panel (use the Win + R keyboard shortcut to call the command line, then write Control in the command line, the control panel opens). In the search bar, write uac, and then from the found options, click on the section "Changing User Account Control Settings".

    To enable User Account Control, move the slider up to the top position "Always notify in the following cases"; to disable - the slider in the lower position. Press the OK button to confirm. User Account Control will be disabled / enabled (depending on the option selected) after a system reboot.


    5. The most reliable way to restore the functionality of the Start button.

    And finally, the most efficient solution.

    When the Start button does not work for you in windows 10, just reinstall Windows 10 :) And spend less time, and a positive result is guaranteed.

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