Start Menu Not Opening - Windows 11 Dev

I could fix that problem!

In regedit, access the following key:

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

Then delete the key

$de${00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}$$windows.data.unifiedtile.startglobalproperties

restart the explorer process, by killing it or by closing the session.

I don't know the reasons why that happens. Do someone here knows what the content of that key in the registry mean?

-tronix- 

After trying more than 20 methods to fix the start Menu, i finally uninstalled my Graphics Card in Device Manager (have Intel Iris Xe) then scanned for hardware changes.

At first attempt nothing happened and START Button didn't respond *SEE ATTACHED SCREEN SHOT*.

second try:  after Uninstalling the resolution dropped and icons became barely visible // now START button worked and i could explore the start menu ( it looked bigger than the Search Bar), then i hit SEARCH FOR HARDWARE CHANGES in DM, Graphic card installed again and the Start Menu works just fine.

P.S. : i already added a Registry called : EnableXamlStartMenu  and set it to value (0) in here   : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

then did a restart before working on the Graphics Driver. ( Check Method #11 in this link :

https://nerdschalk.com/how-to-fix-windows-11-start-menu-not-working-issue-17-ways/ 

P.S. : i have -Windows 11 Beta channel, Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22000.194.0 (10.10.2021)

- Power shell 7.1.4 ( from Microsoft store)

- Power shell review 7.2 ( from github : https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/tag/v7.2.0-preview.10 ) 

hope these tricks might help you too if not just pin your apps to task bar and use search to access others 

Cheers

Kelly

in the Attachment you can see the StartMenuExperienceHost.exe task ist running and suspended, and Start button not responding of course

-tronix-  I had the same problem after installing the latest build 22471. I had accepted to live with it because at least the search function still worked. All of a sudden it started working without any new update. So as long as you can use the search function (which should allow you to find virtually any program) then just wait it out. It's not worth trying too many things.

-tronix- Edition Windows 11 Home Single LanguageVersion 21H2Installed on ‎09-‎10-‎2021OS build 22000.194Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22000.194.0, start menu problem is still not fixed....Microsoft are you listening?? 

I'm using 22000.194 for two days before and my start menu is not working, today is working fine. I tried starting windows in safe mode and the start menu is working... so there is something running that broke the start menu..

I uninstall steam and restart, but no fix

I used asus OLED laptop and disable some OLED feature from asus software and restart, still no fix

then i tried reinstall my graphic card adapter driver and shutdown my laptop (forgot to test the start menu)

and this morning the start menu showed up and working fine...

From the windows update, I don't see any new update today

So maybe what fixed my start menu is reinstalling my graphic card driver

-tronix- just did a fresh install of Win 11 and I have the same issue. I don't have KB5004300 and it's actually not installable anymore.

I didn't have an issue with the start menu, but my issue was with the quick access menu never opening neither with a click nor with the keyboard shortcut.  This issue has happened to me twice now, and this method solved my problem both times.  The fix was permanent the first time until I updated to 22463.1000.  

1) Press "win" and type "connect to a wireless display"

2) Select the option from "system settings"

3) Now in the display settings, click "Connect" next to "Connect to a wireless display"

4) This should open a menu on the bottom right where the quick access menu should be opening. 

5) Click the back arrow next to "win+k"

6) This should open the quick access menu and make it accessible forever

(You may be able to do this just by pressing "win+k" and then the back arrow, but I didn't try this myself and therefore cannot speak to its efficacy)

-tronix- 

• Step 1: Use CTRL-ALT-DEL and choose to open Task Manager.
• Step 2: Choose “More details” at the bottom of Task Manager to expand Task Manager.
• Step 3: Go to “File” and choose “Run new task”.
• Step 4: Type “cmd” in the “Open” field.
• Step 5: Paste the following (everything in bold):
  reg delete HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\IrisService /f && shutdown -r -t 0
• Step 6: Hit enter, and then your PC should reboot. After rebooting, everything should be back to normal.