Start Menu does not open or not working in Windows 10

Start Menu & Button not working in Windows 10

Before you proceed, you may want to create a system restore point first, so that you can revert back, if you find that the results are not what you expected.

1] Download and run the Windows 10 Start Menu Troubleshooter from Microsoft.

(Download link: If your Start Menu is giving problems, download the Start Menu Troubleshooter from Microsoft and let us know if it helped you solve your issue.)

2] Run the following command in an elevated command prompt, to run the System File Checker.

sfc /scannow

Restart after the scan is over and see if it helped.

3] Repair Windows Image. Open an elevated CMD copy-paste the following and hit Enter

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Restart after the scan is over and see if it helped.

4] Make Start full screen and back. Enable Tablet Mode and Start Screen and then go back. See if this toggling has helped

5] Open an elevated PowerShell window.

Type the following and press Enter:

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

To open an elevated PowerShell prompt, type PowerShell in taskbar Search, and in the result ‘Windows Powershell’ which appears, right-click and select Run as administrator.

After the November Update, if you use this method  to fix this problem using the Appx PowerShell cmdlet, it caused problems with your Windows Store apps. But if you have installed Windows 10 Anniversary Update, it is working now.

6] Create a new user and see if it helps.To do this, open an elevated command prompt window, type the following and hit Enter:

net user USERNAME /add

Here username is your new user name. You will see a The command completed successfully message. Log into your new account and see if has resolved your issue.

NOTE: You may do this, to open a Command Prompt or Powershell window. Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open the Task Manager. Click on File menu > Run new task. To open a command prompt window, type cmd. To open a PowerShell prompt, type powershell. Remember to check the Create this task with administrative privileges check-box. Then hit Enter.

7] download this bat file and run it as administrator .Don't worry if the chrome says if the file is dangerous it is safe to run
download link :-DOWNLOAD file from here 10services_default.bat