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Some have reported that this solved theirs.

If it’s already updated (and if you have already tried all the solutions above but to no avail), try to uninstall your antivirus software and reinstall it.

If you are currently using an outdated antivirus software, update it to see if it solves the problem.

Some old antivirus software would interfere and cause Windows 10 interface to crash and freeze. Fix 3: Reinstall your antivirus software program This wonderful tool does comprehensive checks to determine what exactly is preventing the Start menu from functioning correctly. Microsoft launched a Start menu troubleshooter diagnostic package that finds and fixes problems with the Start menu and Cortana.

Microsoft has a hidden feature that will help you perform a full shutdown where. Once clicked, Windows should restart the Windows Explorer process in an instant, and that should fix your start menu. When you turn off your PC, it does not switch off completely. Right-click on the process and click on the ‘Restart’ option.

Restart your computer to boot into normal mode again. This reinstalls or repairs the Start menu and Taskbar (powered by StartMenuExperienceHost and ShellExperienceHost). Once inside the Task Manager, scroll through the Processes list to find the ‘Windows Explorer’ process.

Under Boot tab, this time, uncheck the “ Safe boot” checkbox.

When you are in safe mode, repeat step 1 to 3 to open msconfig.

It will automatically boot into safe mode.

Tick the “ Safe boot” checkbox under boot options.

Hold and press Win Key + R to open Run window.

If the problem does come back, you will then have to do the workaround all over again. This may temporary get rid of the problem but eventually the start menu may crash and freeze again some time later. Until today, there are still many people reporting the same exact problem in Microsoft’s support forum even after applying all patches from Windows Update.Ī representative from Microsoft has suggested to temporary boot your Windows 10 into safe mode and then back to normal mode. Some still suffer this despite having the latest patches applied from Windows Update. This error has been around for few years without an actual fix for all victims. 5.Let the above process complete and again reboot your PC to save changes. 4.Next, run CHKDSK from here Fix File System Errors with Check Disk Utility (CHKDSK). Wait for the system file checker to finish. Now in the cmd window type the following command and hit Enter: sfc /scannow 3. Simply follow the on-screen instruction (a couple of Next clicking) to fix the problem.įix 3: Temporary boot into Safe mode and back to normal mode Open Command Prompt with Administrative rights. The troubleshooter is provided by Microsoft and can be downloaded from here. Start menu troubleshooter is a diagnostic troubleshooting wizard that scans, detects and attempts to solve the “critical error your start menu isn’t working” problem.

Fix 2: Run Start Menu Troubleshooter for Windows 10 Clearly, Microsoft has recognized the Start menu not working problem after the Creators update, therefore they have rolled out the Microsoft Start menu troubleshooter for you to try. The “start menu isn’t working” error eventually pops up and we solved it by re-enabling Windows Update.

All you have to do is turn on your Windows Update to receive the latest patches, especially if you own an old copy of Windows 10 and have previously turned off your Windows Update long time ago.įor some reason, we did turned off the Windows update (which is not recommended) for one of our working computers. Microsoft already have the fix in the latest patches. It first happened during the very first month when Windows 10 releases few years ago. If you did not receive the error but instead the start menu doesn’t respond, won’t open and show nothing when you try to open it by clicking the start menu icon or pressing the Windows key on keyboard, read – Start menu not working or won’t open in Windows 10 Fix.Īs we have mentioned this problem is old. We have decided to summarize our findings to the problem in this post and show you the most effective fix after trying every possible solutions suggested on the internet. We have had this problem recently in one of our Windows 10 system despite this problem being so old. We’ll try to fix it the next time you sign in.” (may happen with or without Cortana) where your start menu eventually freezes, Cortana doesn’t respond to your typing, and Edge is not functional. ((New-Object -Com Shell.Application).NameSpace('shell:::).One of the most irritating and unexpectedly common Windows 10 error is that you may find yourself stuck with the error message – “Critical Error – Your Start menu and Cortana aren’t working.

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