OK, as far as the start menu button not working, I'm not the only one with the problem. From MS community forum:

Windows 10 build 10061 - no start menu unable to open settings - Microsoft...

We're not the only ones. From MS community forum:

Windows 10 build 10061 - no start menu unable to open settings - Microsoft Community

I'm not the only one. From MS community forum:

Windows 10 build 10061 - no start menu unable to open settings - Microsoft Community

So, Rocky, you're one of the ones who have a working start menu, I take it? Unfortunately, not everyone is so lucky. This version is like playing Russian Roulette. It you are lucky and get a...

I have the same problem. No start menu. On-screen button a dead link and the start menu button on the keyboard, the same. That search box? Also dead. Be wary of anything says "free." Beta BS...

I feel like I had a mole of a trojan uploaded to my PC. First of all, the start menu button is DEAD. There is no start menu. It's dead from the keyboard too. I need to find the "settings" tab in...

The button that is supposed to be the start menu is a dead link. Dead as the button on the keyboard too. Just like the search box is dead. This version of Windows isn't crap, it's actually...

Thank you for that link. I have recourse to roll back, now, which makes me feel like I have a safety net. Do the bugs I mention seem to have echoes in notes from others and / or have fixes /...

I hope I'm in the right forum. I just upgraded to Windows10.

I'm so disappointed. I want to go back to 8.1. Is this possible? Or, at the very least, is there some way to get a better (working)...