why is my start menu folders greyed out?

Danny121 said:

Sorry I'm just new to this website. Its my first post but anyway I tried that still nothing. My windows is activated and ever since i've done a system restore I haven't been able to add my start menu folders because its greyed out. I don't know what else too do. I'm really considering changing back to 7 if i have too. It's just frustrating.

actually there's already an existing thread to that.


Check out my reply for the work around,
Start menu Personalization Disabled - Windows 10 Forums

Danny121 said:

Sorry I'm just new to this website. Its my first post but anyway I tried that still nothing. My windows is activated and ever since i've done a system restore I haven't been able to add my start menu folders because its greyed out. I don't know what else too do. I'm really considering changing back to 7 if i have too. It's just frustrating.

Try creating a new user account to determine the scope of the issue.

If you cannot access the options on the new account, try this:

Open an elevated Command Prompt (right click, Run as administrator)
Enter the following command

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Post if there are any errors on the screen after it runs.

Full tutorial: DISM - Repair Windows 10 Image - Windows 10 Forums

If it's activated, all that should be accessible. Try rebooting. And try what slartybart said.

I hate to say this but I know of at least 2 other threads about a week old, one being mine with the same problem. No solutions have been presented yet except to make a new user account and copy your files over.

Not a very attractive option for me as I would potentially loose 150 or so graphic libraries that I cant afford to repurchase for DAZ studio as I cant figure out how to move them and let the program see the new location as their own installer takes care of all that.

wjbodin3 said:

I hate to say this but I know of at least 2 other threads about a week old, one being mine with the same problem. No solutions have been presented yet except to make a new user account and copy your files over.

Not a very attractive option for me as I would potentially loose 150 or so graphic libraries that I cant afford to repurchase for DAZ studio as I cant figure out how to move them and let the program see the new location as their own installer takes care of all that.

lets just hope, microsft will have this fixed by the SR1

I have learned to work around it not finding anything else "broken" but once in a while I get an audio notification that goes off seemingly random that even process monitor does not want to identify. Thankfully the last few days its only been once or twice, right after I upgraded it was about every 3 or 5 minutes.

Guys, i finally got the fix on mine...

see my post here

Start menu Personalization Disabled - Page 3 - Windows 10 Forums

hope it works on you guys too..