Start Menu not working Win 10 20H2

[Super User]

My problems started with Microsoft Store not working and while trying some fixes on PowerShell the Start menu was uninstalled. So now i cant access my Start Menu.

Any ideas what i should do? 

i tried this method but it didn't work.:

1. On the search bar, type powershell.
2. From the list, right-click on Windows PowerShell and select Run as administrator.
3. On the new window that will appear, type the following command: Get-appxpackage -all *shellexperience* -packagetype bundle |% {add-appxpackage -register -disabledevelopmentmode ($_.installlocation + “\appxmetadata\appxbundlemanifest.xml”)}
4. Reboot your computer and see if the Start menu will work again.

[Radium_Angel]

9 minutes ago, Super User said:

My problems started with Microsoft Store not working and while trying some fixes on PowerShell the Start menu was uninstalled. So now i cant access my Start Menu.

Any ideas what i should do? 

i tried this method but it didn't work.:

1. On the search bar, type powershell.
2. From the list, right-click on Windows PowerShell and select Run as administrator.
3. On the new window that will appear, type the following command: Get-appxpackage -all *shellexperience* -packagetype bundle |% {add-appxpackage -register -disabledevelopmentmode ($_.installlocation + “\appxmetadata\appxbundlemanifest.xml”)}
4. Reboot your computer and see if the Start menu will work again.

Revert to a saved restore point perhaps?

[Super User]

1 hour ago, Radium_Angel said:

Revert to a saved restore point perhaps?

Yes thank you i thought of that and will try it after trying some fixes that i found online.

[Super User]

3 hours ago, Radium_Angel said:

Revert to a saved restore point perhaps?

I have no restore points available 

[Radium_Angel]

1 hour ago, Super User said:

I have no restore points available 

Bollox!

Darned Windows 10.

Okay, we go another route:

https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-clean-up-windows-10-with-the-refresh-windows-tool

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/how-to-refresh-reset-or-restore-your-pc-51391d9a-eb0a-84a7-69e4-c2c1fbceb8dd

 

(read carefully, data loss MAY occur)

[Super User]

7 hours ago, Radium_Angel said:

Bollox!

Darned Windows 10.

Okay, we go another route:

https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-clean-up-windows-10-with-the-refresh-windows-tool

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/how-to-refresh-reset-or-restore-your-pc-51391d9a-eb0a-84a7-69e4-c2c1fbceb8dd

 

(read carefully, data loss MAY occur)

After reading up many fixes on the internet i tried using PowerShell

Get-AppXPackage *WindowsStore* -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

However it gives me a deployment error. I was actually trying to avoid resetting PC but i guess i am left with no choice. 

[Radium_Angel]

Well there are ways to refresh Windows without losing too much, it's done from safemode, I'll see if I can't find the link

[LogicalDrm]

-> Moved to Windows

[Super User]

23 hours ago, Radium_Angel said:

Well there are ways to refresh Windows without losing too much, it's done from safemode, I'll see if I can't find the link

Thank you very much. This is the exact error i am getting while trying to run the script from PowerShell. Access is denied. Kindly see below:

 

07-03-2021 18:09:28       5505         Microsoft.WindowsStore_12011.1001.1.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe : C:\Program Files\Wind
                                       owsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_12011.1001.1.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\microsoft.syste
                                       m.package.metadata\S-1-5-21-2769439762-2188466740-4138146567-1001-MergedResource
                                       s-0.pri : Linked user-specific merged PRI file
07-03-2021 18:09:28       5401         error 0x80070005: Windows cannot create the AppContainer profile for the
                                       Microsoft.WindowsStore_12011.1001.1.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe package.
07-03-2021 18:09:28       306          error 0x80070005: While processing the request, the system failed to register
                                       the windows.repositoryExtension extension due to the following error: Access is
                                       denied.
                                       .
07-03-2021 18:09:28       316          error 0x80070005: Cannot register the request because the following error was
                                       encountered during the registration of the windows.repositoryExtension
                                       extension: Access is denied.

 

[Radium_Angel]

Run the CMD window was an Admin (right click, choose "run as admin")

[Super User]

12 hours ago, Radium_Angel said:

Run the CMD window was an Admin (right click, choose "run as admin")

I am running PowerShell as admin.

[Radium_Angel]

9 hours ago, Super User said:

I am running PowerShell as admin.

Hummm.....

 

Have you tried in Safe Mode?

What if you kill Explorer.exe and then try?

[Super User]

I have killed explorer.. Will try in safe mode.

Thank you