How to repair the windows start menu with Regedit.

Windows do not have a specific tool to repair the startup menu. It is certainly a shortcoming of the system. And it is very likely to be added in the future. Therefore, as a first alternative, we will resort to the registry editor. As always, we recommend backing up the registry before proceeding. So the first thing you have to do is to press the Win+R combination to go to the run box. Once there, please run the regedit command.

Then, go to the following path:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CloudStore\Store\Cache\DefaultAccount

Next, right-click on Default Account and then select Delete. This action will delete all the configuration cache from the start menu. Consequently, you will be back to factory defaults.

Restart the file explorer.

Occasionally, problems with the file explorer can also damage the startup menu. So what we will do is restart it. To do this, it is necessary to open the task manager. With this in mind, press the combination Control+Shift+Esc. Please click on the Processes tab. Next, select File Explorer with the right mouse button. Finally, select Restart.

Please wait a moment while the file explorer restarts. Then check to see if the problem has been resolved.

Restart Cortana

Some users have reported that Cortana has caused problems with the start menu. So another solution is to restart Cortana. This action can be done from the PowerShell. However, we must launch it with administrator privileges. With this in mind press the Win+X combination and select the corresponding option.

Next, please run the following command:

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

Please note that this command takes several minutes to execute. Then restart the computer and check that the problem is fixed.

Repair Windows 10 start menu with SFC

Sometimes the problem with the Start menu implies damage to the Windows system. Therefore, it is necessary to repair the file system. With this in mind, we will use the SFC and DISM commands. Please check our post to learn how to use these commands. Anyway, we have seen how to solve this problem: The Windows start menu is not working. You can also try rebooting the system or logging out. You can also disable the antivirus. See you soon!

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