Hey Checkyourlogs Fans,

Today, while patching some server infrastructure, I encountered an interesting issue. When I clicked on the Start menu, I received a Critical Error message: “Your Start menu isn’t working. We’ll try to fix it the next time you sign in.” Sign out Now.

I knew of a fix from a few years ago in which we could try to re-register the Start Menu Appx package.

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I could not access the PowerShell Icon on the Task Bar as it was non-responsive. However, I could get into File Explorer, so I decided to try an AdminA screenshot of a computer Description automatically generatedCommand prompt this way.

Run the command below and then reboot.

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Get-appxpackage -all *shellexperience* -packagetype bundle |% {add-appxpackage -register -disabledevelopmentmode ($_.installlocation + “\appxmetadata\appxbundlemanifest.xml”)}

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There, we have it all fixed up.

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I hope this helps you if you encounter this issue.

Dave.