


To do so: right click the task bar and select Task Manager from the dialogue menu when Task Manager appears, click the File -> Run new task. The next sequence of commands requires the Windows firewall be temporarily disabled so that files can be downloaded to your machine in order to fix the parts of the broken Start menu.

If that didn't fix your Start menu, continue on.The text you copied in Step #2 should now be output onto the command line, your task bar should now appear, and your "Tile Data Layer" database folder should now have been regenerated by Windows. Go to the administrative command prompt you opened in Step #1 and right click in the middle of the window, then select Paste.Right click over the highlighted text above, then select Copy from the dialogue menu.Rename %userprofile%\AppData\Local\TileDataLayer\database %userprofile%\AppData\Local\TileDataLayer\database.old Next, highlight the text below using your mouse:.If successful, a black administrative command prompt window will appear. In the "Create new task" window, type in "cmd" (no quotes), then check mark the option that says "Create this task with administrative privileges," then click OK. Next, right click the task bar and select Task Manager from the dialogue menu when Task Manager appears, click the File -> Run new task. Save and close all of your work, such as open documents, etc Bookmark this page so you can access it later (you may need to).The steps below explain how to just that. Oftentimes this can be fixed if you can reset the profile setting, which happens to be located in the user profile "Tile Data Layer" database folder.

How to Fix: Windows 10 Start Menu Not WorkingĪs I mentioned above: when the windows 10 start menu stops working, it is usually because of a corrupt user profile, or user profile setting. As such, I have optimized the steps necessary to fix a broken and disappearing windows 10 start menu That said, many of the 'fixes' I came across online were rather confusing and long winded, and some were not even necessary. I just spent almost this entire weekend trying to fix a broken Windows 10 start menu for another user via my remote desktop service, and I can say that 'your mileage may vary', depending on how badly corrupt the start menu or user profile is. This is a very vexing problem (based on my experience) and also happens to be a very frequently asked question. Can you tell me why my Windows 10 start menu disappeared? I need to get into my tiles so can access my apps. no menu, no tiles - nothing at all! The only options I have are the Windows 10 task bar which allows me to click on Microsoft Edge browser, so I can at least get on the Internet. If I click on the start menu, it doesn't do anything at all A few days ago I booted my computer to the Windows 10 desktop, but now my Windows 10 start menu doesn't work.
