Start button not working and upgrade.

Running Windows 10 Home which was upgraded from Windows 7.
Lenovo Laptop G50 i5 2.4GHz. Standard, no peripherals running, just a USB mouse.
Locale Australia
Version 1809 OS build 17763.1039
Avast antivirus free.

First the Start button generated a Critical error whenever I clicked it whenever I used the left click.
The right click works on the Start button.
It appears to be a problem with the taskbar. The space for the icon for Microsoft Edge is still there and when I hover the mouse over it, it goes grey and the tag "Microsoft Edge" appears as normal.
Looks like most Microsoft programs are not working at all.

>> is the icon displayed on the taskbar which allows me to run non Microsoft software.

I tried to do a Windows update to version 1909, hoping that that would cure the Start button issue. After a few hours the laptop gave up and reversed all the update changes.

Then, I tried to do the options suggested on this website.

How to fix the Windows 10 Start menu if it'''s frozen | IT PRO

How to fix the Start menu in Windows 10: Check for corrupt files
sfc /scannow and DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
This found some errors which appeared to be fixed with DISM.

I then tried the option.
How to fix the Start menu in Windows 10: Media Creation Tool
Burned and verified the iso image to a DVD.
then just clicked on the setup.exe from the DVD as in the article.

This just took me to the Windows update for version 1909. Once again, after a few hours the laptop gave up and reversed all the update changes.

So net result, nothing resolved.

I have looked at the event viewer and 1508 and 1542 appear to be errors, among others (not sure what that means)

I recently updated a HP laptop of a similar vintage to 1909 with no issues at all.

Any suggestions. I would prefer not to do a complete new install if possible.

Register Start Menu with this Powershell command.

Code:

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

Thanks FreeBooter.

Here is the information gathered by the error output from that PS command.
Wasn't sure how to pipe the output from that command.
I searched the redirect > to write the output of
Get-AppPackageLog -Activity ID 9b35cd2f-eb88-0003-1d9b-379b88ebd501 to a text file.

Code:

Time                      ID           Message                                                                         
----                      --           -------                                                                         
25-Feb-20 8:44:17 PM      603          Started deployment Register operation on a package with main parameter          
                                       AppXManifest.xml and Options 0 and 0. See                                       
                                       http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=235160 for help diagnosing app           
                                       deployment issues.                                                              
25-Feb-20 8:44:17 PM      10002        Creating Resiliency File C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\9d4b9d90
                                       -a685-437d-9f85-104da1c8f0ac_S-1-5-21-4268305036-1867979674-719653664-1000_13.rs
                                       lc for Register Operation on Package Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_10.0.
                                       17763.1_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.                                          
25-Feb-20 8:44:17 PM      607          Deployment Register operation on package Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_1
                                       0.0.17763.1_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy has been de-queued and is running for 
                                       user SID S-1-5-21-4268305036-1867979674-719653664-1000.                         
25-Feb-20 8:44:17 PM      854          Successfully added the following uri(s) to be processed:                        
                                       C:\WINDOWS\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml.       
25-Feb-20 8:44:17 PM      855          Finished resolving action lists. DeploymentRequest action lists:                
                                       addPackageList: Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_10.0.17763.1_neutral_neutr
                                       al_cw5n1h2txyewy.                                                               
25-Feb-20 8:44:17 PM      573          Setting Sync Enabled status, package family name                                
                                       Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy, enabled true.              
25-Feb-20 8:44:17 PM      566          Acquiring roaming data for already registered package Microsoft.Windows.ShellExp
                                       erienceHost_10.0.17763.1_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.                         
25-Feb-20 8:44:17 PM      10000        About to service package Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_10.0.17763.1_neut
                                       ral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy. Setting the package state to disabled returned with  
                                       0x0.                                                                            
25-Feb-20 8:44:18 PM      5605         Roaming data status for pacakge                                                 
                                       Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy is 0x0.                     
25-Feb-20 8:44:18 PM      6231         error 0x80070002: Windows cannot register the package because of an internal    
                                       error or low memory.                                                            
25-Feb-20 8:44:18 PM      306          error 0x80070002: While processing the request, the system failed to register   
                                       the windows.activatableClass.collector extension due to the following error:    
                                       The system cannot find the file specified.                                      
                                       .                                                                               
25-Feb-20 8:44:18 PM      316          error 0x80070002: Cannot register the request because the following error was   
                                       encountered during the registration of the windows.activatableClass.collector   
                                       extension: The system cannot find the file specified.                           
                                       .                                                                               
25-Feb-20 8:44:18 PM      300          error 0x80073CF6: Cannot register the                                           
                                       Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy package due to the          
                                       following error: Package could not be registered.                               
                                       .                                                                               
25-Feb-20 8:44:18 PM      605          The last successful state reached was ResolvedDeferredRegistrations. Failure    
                                       occurred before reaching the next state RegistrationChanged. hr: 0x80073CF6     
25-Feb-20 8:44:19 PM      5605         Roaming data status for pacakge                                                 
                                       Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy is 0x0.                     
25-Feb-20 8:44:19 PM      6231         error 0x80070002: Windows cannot register the package because of an internal    
                                       error or low memory.                                                            
25-Feb-20 8:44:19 PM      328          error 0x80070002: While processing the request, the system failed to register   
                                       the windows.activatableClass.collector extension due to the following error:    
                                       The system cannot find the file specified.                                      
                                       .                                                                               
25-Feb-20 8:44:19 PM      332          error 0x80070002: Cannot register the request because the following error was   
                                       encountered during the registration of the windows.activatableClass.collector   
                                       extension: The system cannot find the file specified.                           
                                       .                                                                               
25-Feb-20 8:44:19 PM      540          Started bytecode generation for package Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_10
                                       .0.17763.1_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy on 64-bit architecture.                
25-Feb-20 8:44:19 PM      541          Finished bytecode generation for package Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_1
                                       0.0.17763.1_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy on 64-bit architecture.               
25-Feb-20 8:44:19 PM      10001        Finished servicing package Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_10.0.17763.1_ne
                                       utral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy. Setting the package state to enabled returned with 
                                       0x0.                                                                            
25-Feb-20 8:44:19 PM      401          Deployment Register operation with target volume C: on Package Microsoft.Windows
                                       .ShellExperienceHost_10.0.17763.1_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy from:           
                                       (AppXManifest.xml)  failed with error 0x80073CF6. See                           
                                       http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=235160 for help diagnosing app           
                                       deployment issues.                                                              
25-Feb-20 8:44:19 PM      404          AppX Deployment operation failed for package Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHo
                                       st_10.0.17763.1_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy with error 0x80073CF6. The        
                                       specific error text for this failure is: error 0x80070002: Windows cannot       
                                       register the package because of an internal error or low memory.

Time                      ID           Message                                                                         
----                      --           -------                                                                         
25-Feb-20 8:44:17 PM      603          Started deployment Register operation on a package with main parameter          
                                       AppXManifest.xml and Options 0 and 0. See                                       
                                       http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=235160 for help diagnosing app           
                                       deployment issues.                                                              
25-Feb-20 8:44:17 PM      10002        Creating Resiliency File C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\9d4b9d90
                                       -a685-437d-9f85-104da1c8f0ac_S-1-5-21-4268305036-1867979674-719653664-1000_13.rs
                                       lc for Register Operation on Package Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_10.0.
                                       17763.1_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.                                          
25-Feb-20 8:44:17 PM      607          Deployment Register operation on package Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_1
                                       0.0.17763.1_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy has been de-queued and is running for 
                                       user SID S-1-5-21-4268305036-1867979674-719653664-1000.                         
25-Feb-20 8:44:17 PM      854          Successfully added the following uri(s) to be processed:                        
                                       C:\WINDOWS\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml.       
25-Feb-20 8:44:17 PM      855          Finished resolving action lists. DeploymentRequest action lists:                
                                       addPackageList: Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_10.0.17763.1_neutral_neutr
                                       al_cw5n1h2txyewy.                                                               
25-Feb-20 8:44:17 PM      573          Setting Sync Enabled status, package family name                                
                                       Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy, enabled true.              
25-Feb-20 8:44:17 PM      566          Acquiring roaming data for already registered package Microsoft.Windows.ShellExp
                                       erienceHost_10.0.17763.1_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.                         
25-Feb-20 8:44:17 PM      10000        About to service package Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_10.0.17763.1_neut
                                       ral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy. Setting the package state to disabled returned with  
                                       0x0.                                                                            
25-Feb-20 8:44:18 PM      5605         Roaming data status for pacakge                                                 
                                       Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy is 0x0.                     
25-Feb-20 8:44:18 PM      6231         error 0x80070002: Windows cannot register the package because of an internal    
                                       error or low memory.                                                            
25-Feb-20 8:44:18 PM      306          error 0x80070002: While processing the request, the system failed to register   
                                       the windows.activatableClass.collector extension due to the following error:    
                                       The system cannot find the file specified.                                      
                                       .                                                                               
25-Feb-20 8:44:18 PM      316          error 0x80070002: Cannot register the request because the following error was   
                                       encountered during the registration of the windows.activatableClass.collector   
                                       extension: The system cannot find the file specified.                           
                                       .                                                                               
25-Feb-20 8:44:18 PM      300          error 0x80073CF6: Cannot register the                                           
                                       Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy package due to the          
                                       following error: Package could not be registered.                               
                                       .                                                                               
25-Feb-20 8:44:18 PM      605          The last successful state reached was ResolvedDeferredRegistrations. Failure    
                                       occurred before reaching the next state RegistrationChanged. hr: 0x80073CF6     
25-Feb-20 8:44:19 PM      5605         Roaming data status for pacakge                                                 
                                       Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy is 0x0.                     
25-Feb-20 8:44:19 PM      6231         error 0x80070002: Windows cannot register the package because of an internal    
                                       error or low memory.                                                            
25-Feb-20 8:44:19 PM      328          error 0x80070002: While processing the request, the system failed to register   
                                       the windows.activatableClass.collector extension due to the following error:    
                                       The system cannot find the file specified.                                      
                                       .                                                                               
25-Feb-20 8:44:19 PM      332          error 0x80070002: Cannot register the request because the following error was   
                                       encountered during the registration of the windows.activatableClass.collector   
                                       extension: The system cannot find the file specified.                           
                                       .                                                                               
25-Feb-20 8:44:19 PM      540          Started bytecode generation for package Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_10
                                       .0.17763.1_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy on 64-bit architecture.                
25-Feb-20 8:44:19 PM      541          Finished bytecode generation for package Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_1
                                       0.0.17763.1_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy on 64-bit architecture.               
25-Feb-20 8:44:19 PM      10001        Finished servicing package Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_10.0.17763.1_ne
                                       utral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy. Setting the package state to enabled returned with 
                                       0x0.                                                                            
25-Feb-20 8:44:19 PM      401          Deployment Register operation with target volume C: on Package Microsoft.Windows
                                       .ShellExperienceHost_10.0.17763.1_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy from:           
                                       (AppXManifest.xml)  failed with error 0x80073CF6. See                           
                                       http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=235160 for help diagnosing app           
                                       deployment issues.                                                              
25-Feb-20 8:44:19 PM      404          AppX Deployment operation failed for package Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHo
                                       st_10.0.17763.1_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy with error 0x80073CF6. The        
                                       specific error text for this failure is: error 0x80070002: Windows cannot       
                                       register the package because of an internal error or low memory.

Can you execute attached batch script please use both of the options given by batch script.

Thanks FreeBooter.
I ran the bat file from the Windows directory in Powershell, a few times but it didn't work.

Told myself that there were more issues with this PC than just the Start button not working. It's like all Microsoft software just does not work.
Tried to disable then remove many programs, then removed Avast, then thought I could get the Start button working by performing the update to 1909, (as there is a bit of commentary that this has cured the Start button problem in the past).
Spent hours unsuccessfully trying to get the 1909 update, to work.

Finally I did a RESET on the Laptop (saved my personal files) and this does actually get the Start button working again, and Microsoft programs working.

Then before installing other software such as Avast, Google Chrome, Waterfox, LibreOffice, Sony Handycam software, I attempted to do the update and it failed again.

Can you suggest a thread as to what I might need to get this 1909 update working.
Is it a good idea to re-install all my third party software before I attempt the update again?

Use Windows 10 Media Creation Tool to upgrade to latest version of Windows 10.
I can say third-party application you have installed causing the problem it could be Avast.


https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...load/windows10

Thanks FreeBooter.

I have used the top Update button on that webpage, a few times, and it's never worked on this laptop.

I have burnt the disk for the Media Creation tool. Since the RESET, I have not installed any third party Anti virus.
Which option do I need to follow on the disc, or do I just boot from the disc?

Also I will hunt for the Office 2010 product key (link on that webpage doesn't work). I remember that I had an unsuccessful update on this previously. I don't think Office 2010 has been used for years on this laptop.

You will start the upgrade while Windows 10 booted.

Connect and open the Windows installation DVD, and run the setup.exe file to start Windows 10 Setup.

Upgrade to Windows 10


https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/produc...ey_viewer.html

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...4-0a26604f3200