Wo ist das startmenü windows 10

The Start Menu is the main point of access to your applications. There are two main ways to open it −

Step 1 − Use your mouse to click Windows icon in the lower-left corner of the taskbar.

Step 2 − Press the Windows key on your keyboard.

The Windows 10 Start Menu features two panes.

The left pane resembles the traditional Start Menu from Windows 7 and earlier, while the right pane features live tiles that were used in Windows 8.

Left Pane

Among the things you can do in the left pane are −

• Click the username at the top of the menu to change account settings or log in with another user.

• Access the applications you use more frequently.

• A small arrow next to an application will open a sub-menu with a list of recent documents opened with that application.

• Open the “File Explorer” to navigate your folders and files.

• Change the settings of your computer like your Internet connection or changing your background.

• See different options to shut down your computer.

• See a list of all the applications installed in your computer.

Search Box

The “Search box” on the Taskbar will allow you to search within your documents and files or on the Web for anything you write. The initial results will appear within the Start Menu itself.

The results will be grouped according to the closest match (or matches) labeled “Best match” at the top of the list.

The remaining results will be grouped according to what they are or their location −

• Web results
• Documents or folders
• Apps
• System settings

The icons on the left side of the menu do the following −

Clicking “My stuff” or “Web” at the bottom will expand the Start Menu and limit your results to the location you choose, as well as streamlining the search.

Right Pane

The right pane features a varied array of tiles, similar to the ones that were seen on the Start Screen of Windows 8.

These tiles can be moved and dragged to different places by holding the mouse button.

You can also configure them by right-clicking on them to see options to resize them or “unpin” them (remove them) from the Menu.

The whole Start Menu can also be resized by dragging the borders with the mouse to the desired size.

Use the following tips to get the Start menu on Windows 10 working quickly for you again.

Have you ever clicked on the Windows 10 Start menu and nothing happens? The Windows 10 Start menu, not opening is a common occurrence for many users.

Most people just tolerate this annoyance, since eventually, the Start menu will begin working again. However, you don’t have to tolerate it any longer. Use the following tips to get the Start menu working quickly for you again.

Windows 10 Start Menu Not Opening: Why It Happens

There are two main behaviors that can start happening with the Windows 10 Start menu. It either won’t open at all, or it takes more than 5 seconds to finally open. It’s the second behavior that’s the most common, and it’s especially annoying because past versions of Windows always had instantaneous Start menus.

Why does this even happen? There are numerous causes, including:

• Temporary data files that the Start menu uses are corrupt or out of date
• Cortana temporary files are corrupt or out of date
• A known glitch in Windows 10 that causes the Start menu to freeze
• The Start menu under your specific Windows account is crashing or missing
• Windows Explorer on your system is out of date or includes corrupted files

How to Fix Windows 10 Start Menu Not Opening

Now to get to the fixes and tweaks that will resolve this issue. We’ll work down this list from the easiest quick fixes to the more complex and involved ones.

1. Sign Out of Your Microsoft Account

As each user signs in to their Microsoft account on a Windows 10 computer, many of the apps and other things listed on the Start menu get cached. If you stay logged in for long periods of time (as is usually the case with a computer that only has one user), this cache can eventually get very large or corrupted.

When you log out and then back into your account, many of these things are cleared and refreshed. So a great quick fix for Windows 10 Start menu issues is simply logging out and back in.

To log out, select the Start menu (if it’s at least working with a long delay), select your profile image, and then select Sign out.

It wouldn’t hurt to also restart your computer. Once you log back into your Microsoft account, test the Start menu to see if the lag is gone.

2. Restart Windows Explorer

Another issue that happens when you use a Windows 10 computer for a long time is that Windows Explorer can get glitchy. This is also the software that serves the Start menu, so restarting it can resolve a lot of Start menu issues.

To restart Windows Explorer, press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open the Task Manager. Select the Name field to sort apps and processes by name. Then scroll down to Windows Explorer under the Windows Processes section. Right-click Windows Explorer and select End task.

You will see your desktop blink a few times, and the taskbar may actually disappear. Give the computer a few moments to automatically restart the Windows Explorer process. After this, select the Windows 10 Start menu and see if the issues you were having are now resolved.

3. Check for Windows Updates

If the problem is still happening, it’s very possible your version of Windows 10 is out of date and buggy. A good quick-fix for this is just to make sure you have all of the latest critical Windows updates.

Select the Start menu and select the Settings icon. If your Start menu isn’t working, use Windows Key + I to open Settings. Select Update & Security.

In the Windows Update window, check for and install all critical Windows updates. Under any optional Windows 10 updates, it wouldn’t hurt to select Download and install for any related to Security or Quality.

Once all of the latest updates are installed, restart your computer and test the Windows Start menu again.

4. Scan for Corrupt System Files

One of the most common causes for a misbehaving Start menu is corrupted or damaged system files. You can do your Windows 10 system a lot of good by running a system file scan and repairing all of those system files.

To do this, press Windows Key + R, type “cmd” and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open the command prompt as administrator.

There are two commands you should use in sequence to fully scan and repair your system: DISM and SFC.

In the command prompt window, type the following command and press Enter.

This can take up to 30 minutes, so be patient. When this is finished and you see the message that it’s completed successfully, type the following command and press Enter.

When this is finished you’ll see the message “Verification 100% complete”. Type exit to close the Command Prompt.

Restart your computer and test the Start menu again to see if the problems are now gone.

5. Clear Cortana Temporary Files

Many people don’t realize that Cortana is well integrated into the Windows Start menu. Issues with Cortana can actually affect the performance of the Start menu itself.

The most common Cortana issue is temporary Cortana files getting corrupted and causing lag every time you select the Start menu. Clear these temporary files and you could quickly resolve the lag issue.

To clear Cortana temporary files, press Windows Key + R, type “cmd” and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open the command prompt as administrator. Type the following commands in order, and press Enter after each.

Note: These commands must be run in this order. They will switch to the Cortana directory, kill the Cortana process, and remove the Cortana directory. Once Cortana restarts, this directory will be recreated and rebuilt fresh.

You don’t have to restart the Cortana task manually because Windows will do it automatically. It wouldn’t hurt to restart your computer after running these commands as well.

Test the Start menu again to see if the issues you were experiencing are resolved.

6. Uninstall or Fix Dropbox

There is a known issue with the Windows 10 Dropbox application that causes conflicts and unusual behaviors with the Windows Start menu. If you don’t use the Dropbox app, then uninstall it from your system and you should see the issues disappear.

However, if you want to keep Dropbox, you’ll need to make a tweak to the Windows Registry to fix these conflicts.

To do this, press Windows + R, type regedit and select OK. This will open the registry editor.

Navigate to:

Double-click the Start Dword in the right pane. The default setting here is 2. Update this to 4 and select OK.

You should restart your computer for the new registry settings to take effect.

For Dropbox users, this is a very common complaint and most users report that this fix nearly always resolves the problems their seeing with their Start menu.

7. Xaml Start Menu Registry Entry

When Microsoft switched to the new Windows 10 Start menu, it included launching the Xaml process that ran it. There are known conflicts that arise when you disable User Access Control (UAC) that cause the new Windows Start menu to not work properly.

Ensure the Xaml Start Menu is enabled to creating and setting the EnableXamlStartMenu in the Windows registry. Press Windows + R, type regedit and select OK to open the registry editor.

Navigate to:

Right-click on the empty space in the right pane, choose New > DWORD (32-bit).

Name this new entry EnableXamlStartMenu and leave the value set to 0.

Now, reset the computer and test the Start menu again.

Windows 10 Start Menu Problems

Problems using the Windows 10 Start menu can be especially annoying because everything you want to use – apps, settings, and more – are all found there. Hopefully one of the solutions above resolved your issue and this annoying problem won’t plague you anymore.