All of a sudden the start menu doesn't open when I click on it. That's that square with 4 squares inside the square on the bottom left corner and I can't type in the "Search the web and Windows" box next to it. Also the speaker icon on the right bottom corner won't open too when I click on it. I tried rebooting my computer too.
Many threads on this- please feel free to search the forum.
Here is one very current I found for you which includes most approaches:
Loss of start menu - Windows 10 blog
(One typing error in the first post where ISM should be DISM)
Given your other symptom:
If you haven't yet started to use disk imaging to protect your PC and your sanity:
- use a System Restore point - if you have any
or
- do an in-place upgrade repair install
(See above thread)
do a system restore back too the date when u knew that all that was working , i realized if i deleted registry files and rebooted the pc my start menu and speakers wouldn't work , speaker volume control
once i restored back to another date it worked again and i never deleted registry again
Did a system restore and it fixed the problem. Thanks guys for your suggestions!
Great- sometimes things work as they're meant to. But some find system restore is not always reliable, and some experts here therefore strongly recommend using disk imaging routinely - e.g. Macrium Reflect (free).
Ummmm, how do I do a System Restore Point?
My Search Bar isn't even working... and what happens if I do this?
Will I lose any data?
Will the files I placed after the date be deleted?
Hi, if you mean use System Restore to recover your PC using a restore point previously created (before the problem occurred) then
a. you will have needed to have turned System Restore on (have you ever done that?)
b. you will need to have done something that created a restore point
(System Restore has been available from XP, so you can read up on it to answer your questions)
To see if you have any restore points:
Press Windows key + X, click Control Panel, System, System Protection.
You should see sthg like this:
Can you see it's on for my C + D?
So I would click System Restore, and then I'd be offered a recommended restore point.
If you don't have any restore points then there are other repair procedures.
Please post back.
Regarding the OP and his solution, I just had a call-back on this issue. It was from the first client who called with this problem and I had resolved it with a system restore. Two weeks later, it was back. This time I used the method I posted here:
Solved Windows Start Button: Status? - Windows 10 blog
I've used it 3 or 4 times recently with success. Hopefully this addresses the root cause and will prevent another re-occurrence.
Sorry took me awhile to post back...Hi, if you mean use System Restore to recover your PC using a restore point previously created (before the problem occurred) then
a. you will have needed to have turned System Restore on (have you ever done that?)
b. you will need to have done something that created a restore point
(System Restore has been available from XP, so you can read up on it to answer your questions)
To see if you have any restore points:
Press Windows key + X, click Control Panel, System, System Protection.
You should see sthg like this:
Can you see it's on for my C + D?
So I would click System Restore, and then I'd be offered a recommended restore point.
If you don't have any restore points then there are other repair procedures.
Please post back.
My internet went out....
Anyhoo, System Restore took a REALLY LONG time to finish but atleast it worked in the end.. all of my problems dissapeared
The root cause of the problem was me installing NET.Framework 3.5..
I don't know why it would cause such a problem but it did..
Thanks for the help
Strange. Glad it's working. Many here comment that system restore isn't always reliable; if it works and solves the problem, great. But sometimes restores won't work or fail. And of course a restore point only covers a limited number of aspects of the system.
Highly recommended: disk imaging e.g. Macrium reflect (free) + boot disk + external storage medium.
- full backup of disks and parititions imaged
- can restore system as it was relatively quickly without technical assistance (hardware faults aside)
- allows you to replace a faulty disk or upgrade it
- can be used with Laplink software to transfer your build automatically to another PC
And did I mention it helps you sleep at night?
