Start Menu and Taskbar Not working in Fall Creators Update

Hi,

There many possible reason why Start menu is not responding, one of this is conflict with the application that is running in the background.

To help us narrow down this issue, please start your computer in Safe mode. Click here on how to start your computer in Safe mode.

We are looking forward with your reply.

it's Not only me

look here

many and many people with same proplem

where is the fix Microsoft ?

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-windows_install-winpc/the-start-menu-is-not-working-after-upgrading-to/3ad997ca-cbaa-42a2-8df5-2d05d43cd5c0

this proplem happen even with clean install

and only with the latest fall creators update

You can work around by shutting down with the reset button on your computer.

Shutting down with sleep also works after you have regained control.

Please Microsoft fix this!

P.S. This PowerShell command fixed my problem.

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

Hi,

There many possible reason why Start menu is not responding, one of this is conflict with the application that is running in the background.

To help us narrow down this issue, please start your computer in Safe mode. Click here on how to start your computer in Safe mode.

We are looking forward with your reply.

Me too facing the same issue. Tried starting in safe mode. It is not opening even in safe mode.

Thank you for sharing the link to Andre Da Costa's article. We would like to verify if you were able to do all the troubleshooting steps that he shared and what is the result.

We also suggest that you disable all non Microsoft services by following these steps:

1. Press Windows icon + R to open Run box.
2. Type msconfig and hit Enter.
3. Go to Services tab and put a check on Hide all Microsoft services and click Apply.
4. Click Disable all.
5. Click Apply then OK.
6. Restart your computer.

Looking forward to your reply.

Hi,

There many possible reason why Start menu is not responding, one of this is conflict with the application that is running in the background.

To help us narrow down this issue, please start your computer in Safe mode. Click here on how to start your computer in Safe mode.

We are looking forward with your reply.

I’m sorry but my system was working fine until your fall update so there are nt ‘many possible reason why start menu is not responding’ its YOUR UPDATE also its the taskbar thats not working as well your reply was dated october and still microsoft continued to roll out this update. Do you not agree that a non-working ‘start’ button and taskbar are rather serious problems and you should of halted the update while you fixed the problem

Hello Tony,

We appreciate your patience on this.

May we know if you've already tried the suggested resolutions by other community members from the previous replies? If you haven't tried them yet, we recommend that you do so.

Moreover, a corrupted system file or broken Windows file can also cause this since you just recently updated Windows. To check for any corrupted system files, kindly do the steps below:

1. Select Start, and in the search box, enter Command Prompt. Press and hold (or right-click) Command Prompt (Desktop app) from the search results and select Run as administrator.
2. Enter DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth (note the spaces before each "/").

3. Enter sfc /scannow (note the space between "sfc" and "/").

In addition to that, you can check this support article on how to troubleshoot problems with the Start menu or Cortana.

Update us with the result so we can further assist you.

Hi done that 

the restorehealth operation completed successfully

the scannow operation did not find any integrity violations

what do i try next

tony

Thank you for getting back to us, Tony.

We apologize for the delay as we are checking in your case thoroughly.

May we know your Windows build version? To find out which version of Windows your PC is running, press Windows logo key  + R, type winver, then select OK.

What we can do here now is to restore your previous version where everything was working fine. For the steps on how to restore to a previous version, here are the steps:

After restoring, boot your device in a clean boot state. This will start Windows by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This helps eliminate software conflicts that occur when you install a program or an update or when you run a program in Windows 10.

Once booted in a clean boot state, update your Windows device. This time, we recommend that you use an installation media to update your device. For the complete steps, see this thread created by MVP Andre Da Costa:

 How to Upgrade to Windows 10 Version 1709 Fall Creators Update Using ISO File from Versions 1703, 1607, 1511 or 1507

Your taskbar should show now. Update us with the result so we can assist you further.

Best,

Anne

Same thing happened to me after my PC installed the latest update.

My start menu no longer works, outlook now crashes after opening my PC is almost a vegitable.

When running games the taskbar is always on top which is an awful distraction.  PC was working fine before.  I have tried the steps recommended but nothing is working.  Microsoft you MUST fix this.

Also, I noticed you are asking us to click the start menu to get to control panel.  Kind of difficult since your update has broken it.  I had to go to Task Manager and run new task in order to bring up control panel.