Windows 10 Start Menu Doesn t Work | Fix for Start Menu apps

Windows 10 start menu doesn t work for various reasons and causes. Here are the methods to make start menu to work again.

NOTE: Bookmark this page before rebooting your computer.

1. Service check-up

Windows 10 apps and other metro interfaces depend on a service called APPLICATION IDENTITY.

To check and enable the service, please follow below steps.

a. Right-click at Start and click RUN
b. type SERVICES.MSC and press the enter key or click on OK
c. in the services list look for APPLICATION IDENTITY service
d. Right-click on APPLICATION IDENTITY and select properties
e. Click on Start if not started and close all the windows.
f. Restart the computer now and check if the start menu and other apps are working fine.
g. Still start menu and apps are not working? Please follow the other methods below.

2. Re-register app packages using Power Shell to fix windows 10 start menu doesn t work issue

a. Right-click at Start and click RUN
b. Select Command Prompt (Admin)
c. Type powershell wait for a second until you see PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>
d. Copy below command and right click on Command prompt select Paste
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
e. Hit Enter Key now, you will see that the command is executing.
f. Wait till the process gets complete.
g. Once the process is complete, click on Start menu to check it is working.
h. Restart the computer if the Start menu is not working.

3. Repair or upgrade to a newer version of Windows 10 to fix windows 10 start menu doesn t work issue

Note: Before repairing, please disable Antivirus software and remove all the external devices except Keyboard and Mouse.

a. To repair or upgrade Windows 10 you need to download Microsoft’s media creation tool.
b. Download the tool from Microsoft Official website here , or for direct download click here.
c. After downloading the tool, run the tool and you will see below screen

windows 10 start menu doesn t work

Click on accept and proceed.

Click on Upgrade this PC now on What do you want to do?

Windows 10 will download with newer OS build for your computer.

Your files and applications will remain safe.

Click on Install and wait for the upgrade to complete.

Once everything is done, you are set and everything will work fine from now.

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