For years, Windows has been touting its slew of new features and improvements, claiming that they’re just a click away on the Start menu. But what if the Start menu stops opening for you? Well, it can happen that the Start menu on Windows 11 suddenly stops working for you, making performing normal tasks a bit of a chore.
How to Fix Windows 11 Start Menu Not Working, Not Searching, Not Opening Issue (100% Working)
If the Start menu won’t open in Windows 11, there are plenty of solutions that can help you fix the issue.
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NOTE: If the 17(!) normal solutions below fail for you, try Fix #18 which is listed below under the 'Last Resorts' section, which talks about creating a new user via command line. This will help you create a new user using CMD, i.e. without having to open the Settings app or Start menu, which may or may not work for you. That said, Fix #1 regarding the issue caused by 'Windows Update KB5004300' is a new addition, so you may want to check that first.
