Solved W11 start menu


Brownyboy70

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Yesterday after the last betaupdate ve'rything was oke but this morning after I started my laptop and logging in the startmenu was not working, so I decided to make a reset from this laptop so I thought that it should be oke, but never the less it is still not working, is there somebody here who could tell to solve this problem, hope to get some help.

Greetz Browny
 

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1) What do you mean the start menu isn't working?
2) Define "reset". EXACTLY what did you do?
 

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allan said:
1) What do you mean the start menu isn't working?
2) Define "reset". EXACTLY what did you do?
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Hi Allen, When I push the windows start button then there are no apps and what I really did is a fresh windos install with the hold of my personal data.
 

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Brownyboy70 said:
Hi Allen, When I push the windows start button then there are no apps and what I really did is a fresh windos install with the hold of my personal data.
Click to expand...
A reset does not save apps. You have to reinstall them.
 

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I think what you’ve done is an in-place upgrade. There’s a tutorial here that explains how to do that correctly.
Where did you get the ISO you used?
 

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Brownyboy70 said:
Hi Allen, When I push the windows start button then there are no apps and what I really did is a fresh windos install with the hold of my personal data.
Click to expand...
Sorry, just to clarify... When you click on the start button does the Start Menu pop up empty, or does it not pop up at all?
 

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www.elevenforum.com

Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade

This tutorial will show you how to do a repair install of Windows 11 by performing an in-place upgrade without losing anything. If you need to repair or create a new recovery partition or having problems with the Windows 11 operating system on your PC, and the usual solutions will not fix it...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com

Where did you get the ISO you used?
 

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cereberus said:
A reset does not save apps. You have to reinstall them.
Click to expand...
Hi cereberus, so I did but still no start menu when I puss the start button
 

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In this video, i will show you various methods to fix the Start Menu not working issue on your Windows 11 PC.

 

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Wisewiz said:
www.elevenforum.com

Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade

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www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com

Where did you get the ISO you used?
Click to expand...
Hi Wisewiz, I really don't know what is happening here, I have done die repair install with an in place upgrade and when that is finished and the laptop restarts then I have a start menu but as soon as uninstall norton because I will not use that then my laptop restarts and then the startmenu is not reacting, so I don't know what to do.
 

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13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13620H (2.40 GHz)
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Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics, NVIDIA Geforce MX450
Sound Card
Realtek (R) Audio
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Micron_2210_MTFDHBA1T0QFD (SSD) 953,86GB C = 247 D = 705
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m220 logitech
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1000 Mbps
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Edge chromium
Antivirus
Windows Defender, Malwarebytes
allan said:
Sorry, just to clarify... When you click on the start button does the Start Menu pop up empty, or does it not pop up at all?
Click to expand...
Hi allen, when I click on the start button it does not pop up at all
 

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OS
Windows 11 Home Beta 25H2- 11-‎8-‎2026- 26220.8062
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Acer/Aspire 17
CPU
13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13620H (2.40 GHz)
Motherboard
64-bits besturingssysteem, x64-processor
Memory
16 gig
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics, NVIDIA Geforce MX450
Sound Card
Realtek (R) Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3
Screen Resolution
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Micron_2210_MTFDHBA1T0QFD (SSD) 953,86GB C = 247 D = 705
Mouse
m220 logitech
Internet Speed
1000 Mbps
Browser
Edge chromium
Antivirus
Windows Defender, Malwarebytes

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2 HP Desktops, 1 Dell Desktop, 2 Dell XPS Laptops, 1 HP Laptop
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Logitech
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Logitech MX Master 4 & 3
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500 mps
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Bitdefender
Brownyboy70 said:
Hi allen, when I click on the start button it does not pop up at all
Click to expand...
If a repair upgrade does not sort it, only option is a clean install.
 

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Manufacturer/Model
ASUS Zenbook 14
CPU
I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
Motherboard
Yep, Laptop has one.
Memory
16 GB soldered
Graphics Card(s)
Integrated Intel Iris XE
Sound Card
Realtek built in
Monitor(s) Displays
laptop OLED screen
Screen Resolution
2880x1800 touchscreen
Hard Drives
1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
PSU
Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
Case
Yep, got one
Cooling
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Keyboard
Built in UK keybd
Mouse
Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
Internet Speed
900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
Browser
Edge
Antivirus
Defender
Other Info
TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)

Macrium Reflect Home V8
Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
cereberus said:
If a repair upgrade does not sort it, only option is a clean install.
Click to expand...

If the suggestions in the thread I posted don't help, and if the taskbar is not hidden, then I agree with cerberus - especially since this was brought on by a beta update. Also, you might want to consider leaving the beta channel.
 

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allan said:
If the suggestions in the thread I posted don't help, and if the taskbar is not hidden, then I agree with cerberus - especially since this was brought on by a beta update. Also, you might want to consider leaving the beta channel.
Click to expand...
Hoi Allen, I have done just thatnand made a clean install and for now it works all oke, thanks for the help and tips.
 

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OS
Windows 11 Home Beta 25H2- 11-‎8-‎2026- 26220.8062
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Acer/Aspire 17
CPU
13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13620H (2.40 GHz)
Motherboard
64-bits besturingssysteem, x64-processor
Memory
16 gig
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics, NVIDIA Geforce MX450
Sound Card
Realtek (R) Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3
Screen Resolution
1920*1080
Hard Drives
Micron_2210_MTFDHBA1T0QFD (SSD) 953,86GB C = 247 D = 705
Mouse
m220 logitech
Internet Speed
1000 Mbps
Browser
Edge chromium
Antivirus
Windows Defender, Malwarebytes
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