Taskbar/Start button not working!

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    W10Prox64
       #221

    Squall40 said:
    Hello guys, just wanted to say that powershell method worked for me (Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"*}).
    Thanks for letting us know. Glad you got it sorted!
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  2. Posts : 1
    Wondows 10
       #222

    Defintely Works!!! To Get Windows button working & Right Click FIXED


    This DEFINITLY WORKS GUYS N GALS. Just make sure to right click over the powershell name after you search for it in the 'Search Windows' tab to RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR. It's about the only thing right click works on. THEN, your windows button will work (LASTLY). because during the process you will notice right click is working FIRST after about 23 processes complete. Takes about 5 min max. - Ten Boy (Just like Windows 10, I'm a lil haywire but I'm better than the old me after all is said and done) BUT windows 95 ...U always miss your first! Well Windows 3.1 was my crush, but 95 moved next door and it was OVER.

    flhthemi said:
    Found this and it worked for me:

    Open powershell with admin privileges
    Copy and paste this line at the PS prompt:

    Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

    You might have to wait a second for it to appear, when it does hit enter and wait until the prompt returns from PS

    Don't know how long it will last but it's working now.....
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  3. Posts : 11
    Windows 10 Pro
       #223

    After 5 months of struggling - the problem is gone after installing (KB3152599).
    Hallelujah!
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  4. Posts : 104
    windows 10 pro
       #224

    Most likely,

    Here as well. The broken apps are working again and start menu (for the moment) It worked before after updates but only for a week or so. Fingers crossed :)
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  5. Posts : 172
    Windows 10 Home
       #225

    Alentiev said:
    After 5 months of struggling - the problem is gone after installing (KB3152599).
    Hallelujah!
    Yep!
    Windows 10 patches KB 3147062, KB 3152599 show simpler is better | InfoWorld
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  6. Posts : 261
    Win 10 Home Single Language, Ver 1809, Build 17763.379
       #226

    StoneD1612 said:
    I just stumbled on to the first acknowledgement from Microsoft (that I have seen) that this problem even exists. They created a 'Troubleshooter' here: Troubleshoot problems opening the Start menu or Cortana - Windows Help
    Well, the very first step in the reference you posted IS what caused the loss of the Start menu in the first place!. The latest build update this week (10586.218 to .318) is what BROKE my system!

    What I wish is that MS would once and for all get to the point of addressing WHAT causes this issue and FIX IT! It is all very well to have to resort to a re-install every 6 months, but that causes all sorts of other issues which can take one months to recover from.
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  7. Posts : 39
    w10 home 64b
       #227

    This worked for me too. I got everything back except the start menu tiles. I never liked those anyway.
    THANK YOU!

    Ten Boy said:
    This DEFINITLY WORKS GUYS N GALS. Just make sure to right click over the powershell name after you search for it in the 'Search Windows' tab to RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR. It's about the only thing right click works on. THEN, your windows button will work (LASTLY). because during the process you will notice right click is working FIRST after about 23 processes complete. Takes about 5 min max. - Ten Boy (Just like Windows 10, I'm a lil haywire but I'm better than the old me after all is said and done) BUT windows 95 ...U always miss your first! Well Windows 3.1 was my crush, but 95 moved next door and it was OVER.

      My Computer


  8. Posts : 1
    Windows 10 64 Bit
       #228

    This also worked for me. I WAS trying to fix some TOTALLY unrelated network problems (by changing some network setting) and the the start menu functionality (and Cortina) stopped working because ...reasons?

    It worked (and I didn't need to reboot). I rebooted anyway and of COURSE MS had more updates for me. So I held my breath to see if it still worked. After I passed out (never hold your breath during updates) I saw it DID still work.


    I have 3 theories about Windows 10.

    1) Parent's of some of the 4th string programmers (who were always sitting on the bench and never got to write code) complained to management, so they let them write an OS to make their mom's happy.

    2) They got it to work for a few minutes on ONE machine ONCE and said "Great. Works. Ship it."

    3) They care more about cross-marketing stuff to give a damn if it WORKS, and care more about covering their asses when it doesn't work then helping.


    nigelmercier said:
    A bit tricky without a Start Button?

    My workaround was to copy the shortcut to PS on another PC and drop it onto the Desktop of the stricken PC. The original PS shortcut lives in C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows PowerShell\

    I also couldn't run Edge to get the command from the post by flhthemi, so I made a text document from the other PC containing:

    Code:
    Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
    I ran the PowerShell shortcut as Administrator and pasted the above. Having rebooted, I can confirm that it also worked for me.

    I've attached the files, not sure if it will work.
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  9. Posts : 56
    Windows 10
       #229

    Unfortunately, the powershell method:

    Code:
    Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"*}


    Didn't work for me at all. It does 4 complete "tasks" then gets stuck about 20% of the way through the fifth one indefinitely. No idea what to do about that. It's getting very frustrating.
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  10. Posts : 305
    Windows 10
       #230

    PowerShell worked for me. But because there are many different causes of the same problem, it doesn't work for everybody.
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