
- #WINDOWS START MENU NOT OPENING WINDOWS 10#
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- #WINDOWS START MENU NOT OPENING WINDOWS#
In the case of Avast at least, once you switch the shields back on, the Start menu search may continue working as it should. You could just try disabling your Avast shields temporarily, which should get the Start menu search back.
#WINDOWS START MENU NOT OPENING WINDOWS#
( Windows Defender itself has become a viable, secure option in recent years.) Avast is one culprit, so try uninstalling that if you have it, then find an alternative if need be. Click on the Power icon in the lower right corner.

The 3rd way: Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete on the keyboard simultaneously. Select Restart from the drop-down men and click OK. Typing in Powershell and pressing Shift + Alt + Enter. When you’re prompted by the UAC (User Account Control) prompt, click Yes to grant administrative privileges. Then, type PowerShell and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open up an elevated Power shell window. Press Alt + F4 to open the Shut Down Windows pane. Press Windows key + R to open up a Run dialog box. The process may take a few seconds, and your taskbar and Start menu may not be visible while Windows Explorer restarts. Scroll down to Windows Explorer, select it, then select Restart.
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To be clear, we’re not suggesting here that you should disable and completely remove all third-party antivirus software from your device, but based on feedback here and across the Internet, certain programs cause Windows Search to malfunction. The 2nd way: Minimize all opening windows on your PC. Close the browser task manager, tap or select a non-browser window, and then continue with the steps below. Disable/Restart Third-Party Antivirus, Enable Windows Firewall
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In addition, running the SFC utility in Windows 10 Safe Mode could solve the problem for you, so that’s worth a shot if doing it in regular Windows 10 fails. Give that the Start menu search is a system process, any errors in it should be detected by using the SFC utility. This will scan your system files for any errors and corruptions and automatically attempt to fix them. Would I have any issues if I linked a Ubiquiti aggregation switch to another? We have some fiber runs in our building, but there isn’t enough runs to supply all my switch locations and a couple of the runs are too long for 10gig.

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Users who have signed onto that machine before seem to work as normal. Right-click your taskbar and select Task Manager, or press Ctrl + Shift + Esc. Now I've managed to establish that it only affects users that have not signed into that computer before. Roaming Profiles are not in use, we just redirect folders instead. We are running Windows 10 Education and have a mix of 16. Fix a frozen Windows 10 Start Menu by killing Explorer First of all, open Task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC at the same time. In the past 2 weeks, we've had a number of users report that the Start Menu is not working (read: i click on the start button and it does nothing) all across the school.

This is a weird and particularly annoying problem.
