After a while of testing Windows 10 and everything running smoothly, I finally encountered a bug which was really annoying. The Windows 10 start button stopped working, it just didn’t open anymore. Luckily, I found a solution after reading some forums.
You have to re-register the package used for the start menu and it’s a four-step solution.
- Press CTRL+ALT+DEL and start “Task Manager”
- Select “Run new task” in the “File” Menu
- Type “PowerShell” and select the checkbox “Create this task with administrative privileges”
- Finally, type or paste the following in the PowerShell:
Get-appxpackage -all *shellexperience* -packagetype bundle |% {add-appxpackage -register -disabledevelopmentmode ($_.installlocation + “\appxmetadata\appxbundlemanifest.xml”)}
TIP: CTRL+C and then CRTL+V doesn’t work in PowerShell, instead use CTRL+C to copy and then right-click in the PowerShell to paste!
Hopefully, this will fix any problems with a Windows 10 start button that is not working.
UPDATE: If you also encounter problems with the Cortana search box and/or your metro apps, also run the following code in your PowerShell. This command will re-install all of your metro apps, including Cortana Search.
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
