Start Menu stops working when external monitor plugged in/unplugged, and sometimes randomly


djsubtronic

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Whenever I connect my desk monitor to my laptop (or disconnect it), and sometimes even randomly for no reason, the Start button will stop working - i.e. I click it but the start menu does not appear. The solution is to either restart Explorer, or as I realised a little less annoying than that, simply kill the "Start" process (StartMenuExperienceHost.exe) and it restarts itself, and the menu starts working again - until it inevitably fails again.

There's nothing in the event viewer that alludes to this crash either so I'm not sure why it's happening?

Anyone else had this issue or any ideas?
 
Windows Build/Version
Windows 11 build 22000.194

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Windows 11Intel i7-10870H32 GB 2966 MHzNvidia RTX 3070
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Clevo PC50DR
CPU
Intel i7-10870H
Memory
32 GB 2966 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia RTX 3070
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
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Samsung 1 TB 970 EVO
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There is a bug found by Microsoft for some users, Start Menu does not open. Microsoft are investigating the issues, with updates to address them to be released with the October Patch Tuesday for some of them.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11AMD Ryzen 7 5700GMicron Technology DDR4-3200 16GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
HP Pavilion
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard
Erica6
Memory
Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Sound Card
Realtek ALC671
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
There is a bug found by Microsoft for some users, Start Menu does not open. Microsoft are investigating the issues, with updates to address them to be released with the October Patch Tuesday for some of them.
Thanks for the reply. Do you have any official link about this bug?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11Intel i7-10870H32 GB 2966 MHzNvidia RTX 3070
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Clevo PC50DR
CPU
Intel i7-10870H
Memory
32 GB 2966 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia RTX 3070
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 1 TB 970 EVO
Samsung 2 TB 970 EVO
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11AMD Ryzen 7 5700GMicron Technology DDR4-3200 16GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
HP Pavilion
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard
Erica6
Memory
Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Sound Card
Realtek ALC671
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1

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