URGENT: Start Icon and Windows button have stopped working


  1. RhinoCan
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    Windows 10
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    URGENT: Start Icon and Windows button have stopped working


    The left-click on my Start icon has stopped working and several reboots have not resolved the situation. My Windows key doesn't work either. I cannot launch Edge either. I'm running Windows 10 Home on a new Dell laptop.

    What the heck is going on and how do I fix it? I've got apps that don't appear on my desktop which I am completely unable to use now.

    For what it's worth, I can right-click the Start button since my latest reboot but I can't left-click it. (On the previous reboot, I couldn't right- or left-click it.)

    I need this machine working ASAP because I use it for my job and my shift just started!

    Thank you in advance if you can help!
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  3. nigelmercier
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    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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    I suggest you search this forum for start button not working
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  4. RhinoCan
    Posts : 220
    Windows 10
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    Thanks Nigel!
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