How to Fix Windows 10 Start Menu And Cortana Not Working

In this tutorial, we are going to see how to fix Windows 10 start menu and cortana not working.

“Critical Error – Start menu and Cortana aren’t working. We’ll try to fix it the next time you sign in.” This message, many of you see it pop up just by clicking the Windows 10 Start button. Annoying isn’t it? Especially since the Start menu is a must.
 

 
I invite you to follow the few steps below that will undoubtedly help you fix the Windows 10 Start menu.
 
 

How to Fix Windows 10 Start Menu And Cortana Not Working

 
Step 1: Press CTRL + ALT + Delete and click on Task Manager.
 

 
Step 2: Go to the File-> Run New Task menu.
 

 
Step 3: In the new window, check the box Create this task with administrator privileges. In the Open field, enter PowerShell and validate.
 

 

 
Step 4: In the PowerShell window, enter the following command (case sensitive) and press Enter:

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

 
An operation will start, during which a patch will be downloaded and applied. Then close the PowerShell window and restart Windows.