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EmmettBrooks
Iron Contributor
Apr 17, 2026

Windows 11 Start Menu won’t open, no response at all

Clicking the Start Menu does nothing, the Win key also doesn’t work. I’ve restarted File Explorer and rebuilt Start Menu cache, but it still won’t open.
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KapilArya
MVP
Apr 18, 2026

I suggest you to re-register Start Menu using following command in admin Windows PowerShell:

Get-appxpackage -all *shellexperience* -packagetype bundle |% {add-appxpackage -register -disabledevelopmentmode ($_.installlocation + "\appxmetadata\appxbundlemanifest.xml")}

Let us know if this helps!