Windows 10: Start menu not responding

Another issue came in to my computer after installing Windows Update, the start menu is not working.

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start menu not responding

start menu does not respond can go to edge icon to access windows help start menu suggest go to ms-settings and check ok response was could not find, ran troubleshooter response was required applications are not installed correctly-not fixed. this has
happened in the past and usually fixes itself at some point. help also suggest checking for updates but do not know how to access check for updates?

 

Start menu not responding

Hi,

Let's determine the cause of the issue. Kindly provide us more details by answering the following questions:

• Are you experiencing Start menu issue using the newly created account?
  
• Does the issue happen right after creating a new user account?

Meanwhile, to troubleshoot issues with Start menu or Cortana, you may refer to the steps provided in this
article.

Should you need further assistance, feel free to get back to us.

 

Start Menu does not respond

Hello Gary,

Thank you for posting your concern in Microsoft Community and welcome to the Windows 10 Family.

We regret for the inconvenience. Let me assist you to resolve the issue.

As an initial recommendation, I suggest you to review the below Help links and check if it helps.

Start menu doesn’t appear
- Replied by Sharath Srinivasa, Forum Moderator.

Troubleshoot problems opening the Start menu or Cortana
- Article by M. Hamer, Forum moderator, Wiki Author.

Also, refer to the below methods and check if it helps to resolve the issues you are facing.

Method 1:

This issue may happen due to system file corruption. I suggest you to run System file checker. System File checker (SFC) scan is done to check if there are any corrupted system files that could be causing this issue. Kindly follow
the below given steps:

• 
  Press Windows key + X, select
  Command prompt (Admin) to bring up elevated Command prompt.
  
• 
  In Command prompt type
  sfc/scannow and press enter.
  
• 
  Restart the computer.
  

Ref: Using System File Checker
in Windows 10

Method 2:

If no corrupted system files were found in the previous state or were irrecoverable, then I suggest you to try the following steps to deploy the DISM command lines:

• 
  Press Windows key + X.
  
• 
  Click command prompt (Run as administrator).
  
• 
  In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, type the following commands. Press Enter key after each command:
  
  DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth
  
  DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
  
  To close the Administrator: Command prompt window, type Exit, and then press Enter.
  

Let us know the updated results for us to be able to assist you further.

Thank you.