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Start Button (is it still called that?) & Windows Key Not Working.

I've seen other posts about this (example), but there doesn't seem to be any reason given for the problem. I've got this issue on a clean Windows 10 install.

I checked Microsoft's drivers for your keyboard and there aren't any for Windows 10 or even 8 which may be the reason why your having this problem.

Sooner or later the manufacturer of <random> device stops producing updated drivers.

It isn't a keyboard or mouse issue, or even related to the PC in my specs.

I've now fixed it thanks to a post by flhthemi in another thread:

Open powershell with admin privileges ....

However, this isn't as simple as it sounds without a Start button (!), so I've repeated what I did:

My workaround was to copy the shortcut to PowerShell on another PC and drop it onto the Desktop of the stricken PC. The original PS shortcut lives in C:UsersYourUserNameAppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsWindows PowerShell

I also couldn't run Edge to get the command from the post by flhthemi, so I made a text document from the other PC containing:

Apps - Reinstall and Re-register in Windows 8 and 10

Code:

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

I ran the PowerShell shortcut as Administrator and pasted the above. Having rebooted, I can confirm that it also worked for me.

It isn't a keyboard or mouse issue, or even related to the PC in my specs.

I've now fixed it thanks to a post by flhthemi in another thread:


However, this isn't as simple as it sounds without a Start button (!), so I've repeated what I did:

My workaround was to copy the shortcut to PowerShell on another PC and drop it onto the Desktop of the stricken PC. The original PS shortcut lives in C:UsersYourUserNameAppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsWindows PowerShell

I also couldn't run Edge to get the command from the post by flhthemi, so I made a text document from the other PC containing:

Code:

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

I ran the PowerShell shortcut as Administrator and pasted the above. Having rebooted, I can confirm that it also worked for me.

I've attached the files, not sure if it will work.

For anyone wondering this does work, in 2016. Just click the provided file, place it in the desktop, right click. Run as administrator, and then copy and past the link in it. So if anyones wondering this isn'r some scam. It genuinly works!
-Thanks nigelmercier

Is there a newer AppXPackage? I see when using the above command it produces errors that say if failed because a higher version was already installed. Or are those three errors normal?

And, I guess I'll add, "Why is this still an issue? When will it be fixed correctly without a work-around?"