▷ How to repair Windows 10 start menu and factory reset

In this article we will deal with a topic that may be useful in the future, is to repair Windows 10 start menu. If one thing especially bothered us about the Windows 8 interface is the disappearance of the traditional start menu that we had to date. It was really annoying to open the start menu in a window that completely occupied the desktop, hell, we don't have a tablet on the desktop. Fortunately this was fixed with Windows 10.

And not only did we have our beloved Start menu again, but it also had a much more functional and refined interface than any other version of Windows. With the traditional structure of Windows 7 and the functionality of a Windows 8-style icon panel, the start menu came to life.

Index of contents

In addition, in later versions of the system such as Windows 2018 October Update the search system has improved considerably allowing us to see previous results in the right area of ​​the menu.

But this menu is not infallible, if we dedicate ourselves to making modifications to its options and personalization. Or if, for example, we install issues that may damage our equipment, we may obtain a malfunction of this as a result. Even losing icons or others that do not work, such as News or Windows Weather. That is why today we are going to see how to repair the Windows 10 Start menu and thus have it as if it were from the factory to re-customize it again.

Repair Windows 10 Start menu with regedit

Windows by default does not have any tool that allows us to solve possible problems with the start menu or with the file explorer. And in our opinion it is something that should be done without resorting to registration. To fix errors in Windows we must visit more than we would like the so delicate record.

To repair Windows 10 start menu, it is best to completely erase its configuration and return to the default configuration. To do this we will perform the following procedure:

• The first thing will be to open the Windows Run tool by using the " Windows + R " key combination. Now we will place the following command in the text input box:

regedit

• We press Enter to execute this. Immediately a window will open that will be the Windows registry editor. The user account control will ask us for permission to access, we must say yes.

Once inside, we will have an environment divided into two sections, on the right side the registry values ​​will be shown and on the left the key tree. In this last section, we must go to the following route:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ CloudStore \ Store \ Cache \ DefaultAccount

Once inside this section, we will see that within DefaultAccount there are a large number of registry keys.

What we must do is right click on “ DefaultAccount ” and choose “ Delete ”. In this way we will erase all the configuration cache of the start menu and this will be back to the factory.

Restarting the file browser

Now what we will have to do is restart the computer to verify that the start menu will be impeccable again and without any modifications made.

We can also save ourselves from restarting the computer if we choose to restart only the file explorer. To do this we will perform these steps:

• We are located in the taskbar and right-click on it We choose the option " Task manager ". This will open a window that shows the status of the system.

• Click on " More details " and move on to the process named " Windows Explorer " Here we must right-click on it and choose " Restart task "

In this way, Windows Explorer will restart and we will be able to see the results reflected in the start menu. Note the results with respect to the first image shown above.

Repair Windows 10 Start Menu with SFC

The error may be more serious than meets the eye. That is why to make sure that not only the start menu, but the entire system is in optimal state, we are going to use a command that performs the functions of scanning and repairing files.

• In this case, what we must do is open the start menu and write " cmd " or if we prefer, " Powershell ". In any case, a search result of what we are looking for will appear. We will have to click on " Run as administrator ". If the right side information does not appear, we must open it by right clicking on the search result.

Now we must write the following command, and press Enter to execute it.

sfc / sannow

In this way a process will begin and we will have to wait until it ends. During its execution, the following error may appear: " Windows resource protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix soma of them ". In which case we will have to place the following command:

dism / online / cleanup-image / restorehealth

This command will perform tasks similar to sfc but in a more exhaustive way and by a different method. Also, it may take longer.

Using these methods it will be possible to repair the Windows 10 start menu to leave it as it came from the factory or as it would be if we installed Windows 10 again.

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Have you been able to solve your error and repair the menu? If not, or if you have any problems, let us know in the comments box or in the Professional Review Forum.