My Windows 10 doesn't show the desktop and start menu

I downloaded and installed Windows 10 Pro 32 bit.

Occasionally after I start the computer, it boots as usual but then doesn't show the start menu or desktop icons.

After I restart it 2 or 3 times it then works perfectly.

At first I thought it was a graphics card problem, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

My PC is an HP Compaq DC5750 with 2GB RAM; small form factor.

jim

Posted 2015-11-14T08:42:12.137

Reputation: 21

When you turn it on and nothing happens wait some time to see if it may still work. – ss4566654768 – 2015-11-14T08:51:48.633

THANX FOR THE ANSWER . I wait like 5 minutes and nothing happens. I have to restart it 3 times and then windows boot and work perfect . – jim – 2015-11-14T08:54:02.010

Answers

Open powershell in admin. (Winkey-X, A, accept the admin elevation, then type powershell in the elevated cmd window and press enter.)

Once you have an Administrator Powershell window, run this command:

Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

Reboot.

Tim G

Posted 2015-11-14T08:42:12.137

Reputation: 411

1Just wanted to add that this solved the problem here. To other users, I'd probably look at trying this first before anything more drastic. – Tim Malone – 2016-05-25T02:12:52.463

Yes, as long as you have admin privs, this is the lowest-cost solution. It certainly doesn't always work, but it fixes one of the causes of the no-start-menu or no-Windows-store bugs. – Tim G – 2016-06-13T01:19:18.957

impossible to tell you what exactly the problem is. Could be a hardware problem but could also be a driver issue. Win10 is known to sometimes overwrite good drivers with bad ones.

Definitely check the windows event logs, you might find specific information there.

Further, I suggest:

do a thorough memory test.
monitor the temperature of your components, especially the cpu.
manually check for newer drivers.

vic

Posted 2015-11-14T08:42:12.137

Reputation: 842

Ok thanx ill try this . – jim – 2015-11-14T08:56:23.850

There is several easy ways to try to fix it in this page:

http://home.bt.com/tech-gadgets/computing/has-your-windows-10-start-menu-stopped-working-here-are-four-ways-to-fix-it-11364000314532

But the only one that worked for me was disabling Powershell 2 as someone suggested in the comments: Control Panel -> Programes and Features -> Turn Window Features On or Off -> disable Powershell 2

It will take a couple of minutes and then you need to restart Windows, and the Start Menu returned.

Troglo

Posted 2015-11-14T08:42:12.137

Reputation: 121