How to fix Windows 10 Critical error: Your start menu isn't working.

Almighty1 said:

When was your last clean install before the TH2 build came out? You did a clean install with the TH2 build so that part doesn't matter as TH2 will not have Windows Update telling you to upgrade.

11/5/15 was i believe last clean install because i bought a new SSD, then did another on 11/13/15 of TH2 with techbench disc. So kind close, huh ? Because, 1 i never received the update via windows update, 2 i wanted to do a clean install of the new build anyway, do not like upgrade like this over the other since a new build.

I assume could be reasons i did not get the update through windows update,maybe right, not sure. Stated in FAQ with MS sounds more like has to do with the original upgrade to Win 10 to me.

Almighty1 said:

Those are different as those are kind of like manually installing TH2, I meant Windows Updates won't offer it unless it was installed for more than 30 days. It could just be for liability.

Yeah, think i am getting a bit confused from what you meant, if upgraded they just want to give you the 30 day period to be able to go back to Win 7,8, 8.1. That was the original FAQ might fall in if you clean install, but were already activated since a period over 31 days to Win 10, even being clean install of TH2.

Almighty1 said:

I do agree that reverting is pointless if it's a in-place upgrade install or a clean install since the former, unless someone really hated the IPU, they wouldn't be going back, they can always have something that asks are you certain you want to upgrade. A clean install would have nothing to revert to anyways.

Exactly but i had no worries clean install of Windows 10 10240 or 105860.3 because i have disc for Windows 8.1 Pro.

Almighty1 said:

Did you install dropbox before or after Windows 10? Maybe that makes the difference.

I have had Dropbox on my computer for a couple of years. I upgraded from Windows 7.

trwa said:

Had this problem many times on various machines. Found if I just killed the power with critical error message showing, the problem was gone at next boot. This is something Microsoft needs to fix

Thank you trwa. After many hours trying to fix this and reading a few forums and You Tube solutions I wasn't prepared to try any of the suggested actions which seem risky and not long lasting. Your solution (page 2 #16) worked and I have restarted many times now without any problems.

**** With the critical error message showing, just hold your computer power button till it powers off. Simple, effective. ****

rainbird said:

Thank you trwa. After many hours trying to fix this and reading a few forums and You Tube solutions I wasn't prepared to try any of the suggested actions which seem risky and not long lasting. Your solution (page 2 #16) worked and I have restarted many times now without any problems.

**** With the critical error message showing, just hold your computer power button till it powers off. Simple, effective. ****

If it happens again just restart it again. It is a problem with 10. One of the future updates will fix the issue permanently