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The Start Menu in Windows 10 is not working anymore.
I click, and simply nothing happens.
I could use Cortana, build 9926, but when I click on the Cortana search bar, nothing happens again.
Do you know a trick to restore the menu?
Is it something to uninstall or to install to have again the menu working?
It's not fun to navigate into Explorer every time I need to launch software!
realtebo
Posted 2015-02-20T23:02:28.367
Reputation: 343
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Did you manually edit the Windows registry and the policy manager? It's not recommended to do so at this point because settings are being removed and added automatically, and there may be conflicts.
Create a new account to see if it works normally. If so, replace your current account with it. If it doesn't, you can refresh your install to restore it to the original preview status. It keeps all your files and Store apps, but removes traditional programs you may have installed.
Remember that you're using it at your own risk. Don't use test releases of software for your important tasks.
1I didn't modify Windows Registry – realtebo – 2015-02-21T09:17:29.020
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Run PowerShell as admin and type this command:
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
Kirill2485
Posted 2015-02-20T23:02:28.367
Reputation: 847
If this problem will come again, I'll try this solution. Thanks in advance, – realtebo – 2015-04-07T14:37:28.550
doesn't exist for me. – Varad Mahashabde – 2016-01-20T12:50:47.983
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I had the same issue after Windows updates had been installed.
I uninstalled the last two installed updates, rebooted and start menu were working again.
The updates I uninstalled were KB3021952 and KB3040021.
Erik Smit
Posted 2015-02-20T23:02:28.367
Reputation: 1
Succesfully uninstalled these; rebooted; nothing changed ;( – realtebo – 2015-02-22T12:44:09.543
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event log gives valuable information;
cortana is causing to start menu problem to solve it:
start powershell as admin, select active directory for cortana app location, ie bottom;
cd "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Cortana_1.4.4.120_neutral_CortanaApp.language-tr_8wekyb3d8bbwe"
and start bottom command;
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register AppxManifest.xml
that's it. menu will come back.
zamoldar
Posted 2015-02-20T23:02:28.367
Reputation: 101
Didn't work for me. – None – 2015-06-20T17:37:51.843
2This is a know bug. You have all updates installed? – Ramhound – 2015-02-20T23:18:14.840
All updates installed – realtebo – 2015-02-21T09:19:30.880
it happened after i joined our domain..... – Root Loop – 2015-02-26T03:46:14.643