Windows 10/11 Solved! Left-clicking the Start Menu (button) is unresponsive

Have you ever clicked the Start button in Windows 10/11 and the menu didn't appear and the computer stopped responding?

Most of the reasons why the Start menu becomes unresponsive are due to settings made by the user or software.ConflictThis is because...

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How to fix an unresponsive Start menu

1.Start buttonRight-click and click Terminal (Admin) or Windows PowerShell (Admin).

If right-clicking the Start button doesn't work:

  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc simultaneously to open Task Manager.
  2. Click "File" on the menu and then click "Run new task."
  3. Enter "powershell" to the right of "Open", check "Create this task with administrative privileges", and then click OK.
Task Manager - Run a New Task
Task Manager – Run a new task

2. Windows PowerShell will open, so enter the following command and press Enter.

Get-AppxPackage | % { Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppxManifest.xml" -verbose }
Windows PowerShell
Windows PowerShell

3. When you execute the command, the progress of the extraction process will be displayed as shown below. An error may occur, but please wait.

Windows PowerShell
Windows PowerShell

4. Once the process has stopped, exit Windows PowerShell.

5. Click on the Start menu to see if it displays correctly.

If there is still no response, try restarting your PC.

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Driven by questions arising from my daily PC use and the desire to "do more," I have been pursuing self-study in Windows since around 2008. I am sharing the "aha!" techniques and solutions I discovered through trial and error with the sole purpose of helping you in your PC life.

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