Windows Start menu and Cortana/ Search stopped working


  1. danraymond
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    Windows Start menu and Cortana/ Search stopped working


    Have the Anniversary edition. Suddenly the start menu and Cortana have stoped working. As has right click menus on the start bar? It was okay after the initial install?? Have tried several restarts but no change.

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  3. dalchina
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    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
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    Hi, some solutions found in this thread:
    Solved CRITICAL ERROR - Start Menu and CORTANA aren't working. W'll try to fi - Page 5 - Windows 10 Forums

    Bear in mind this was written before the anniversary upgrade.

    Feel free to search the forum for more.. this was a quite common problem months ago.
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  4. stephen
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    This link might be of use re the right click start menu

    Windows 10 Start button - No right click option - Windows 10 Forums
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