The Windows 10 Creator Update brings more improvement to the Windows 10 OS but also comes with some bugs. One of the paramount of these bugs is the issue of the Windows 10 Creators Update Start Menu not working or not showing; this is very frustrating since one can’t access all the installed programmes on the computer, without the Start Menu.
If you fall into the category of people having this problem, I recommend you follow the fixes I have presented below.
Fixing Windows 10 Creators Update Start Menu Not Working Issue
The fix to Windows 10 Creators Update Start Menu, when not working very well, isn’t one. This is because there are lot of reasons why the Start Menu may malfunction, so you will need to walk through all the fixes I have presented here and see the one that works for you.
Disable Your Antivirus Programme For Some Time
Your antivirus ought to be defending your computer against virus; however, on the Creators Update, it turns out that some of them are hindering the function of the Start Menu. Two antiviruses that have been reported to not make the Start Menu on the Creators Update work very well are the Norton Antivirus and the McAfee Antivirus.
So if your Start Menu isn’t working well, first disable your antivirus and switch to the in-built Windows Defender of the Creators Update; then restart your computer and see if everything is fine.
If everything about the Start Menu isn’t fine yet, proceed to the next step.
Try A New Administrative Account
There is a possibility that the current administrative account you used in upgrading to the Creators Update may corrupt, leading to the Start Menu not showing at all or not working properly.
To fix the problem, by creating a new administrative account, press Windows key + I, to start Windows Settings. Click on Account, then click on Family & other people. On the Other people option, click on Add someone else to this PC.
Input the username and password for the new account, click Next and then click Finish. Go back to Family & other people and click on the newly created account, open the Change account type option, select Administrator, and click on OK.
Restart your computer, login to the newly created administrative account, and the problem of your Windows 10 Creators Update Start Menu not working should be fixed.
Note that the customization of the previous administrative account will not appear in the new account. You have to customize the new account — however your installed apps and files will be intact.
If your Creators Update Start Menu is still not working, try the next fix.
Use Creators Update Start Menu Troubleshooter
Proceed to this link and download Start Menu troubleshooter. After downloading the file, launch it and follow the option to scan the problem and possibly fix it.
If your Windows 10 Creators Update Start Menu will still not work after that, try the next fix.
Apply PowerShell Fix
PowerShell, like command prompt, helps to run some command in order to perform some functions on the computer. To use it to fix the Windows 10 Creators Update Start Menu ish, click into the Windows search box and type PowerShell.
When the PowerShell pops out, right click on it and run as Administrator. Then copy-paste the following command under the command line
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.x
After pasting the command, hit Enter on your keyboard and allow the command to run. The command should fix the Windows 10 Creators Update Start Menu Not Working problem.
If you had applied all the above fixes and still your Start Menu isn’t showing or working properly, then a clean re-installing is the last option.
Don’t forget to back up your personal files and programme setups, before doing a clean re-installation of the Windows 10 creators update.
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