How to fix ‘Start menu & ms-settings not working’ issue on your Windows 10 PC

 

Start menu & ms-settings are the only two gateways to access anything from the settings tab on Windows 10. Besides, many of the users complain that they face issues in opening up the Start menu and ms-settings on their Windows 10 PC and laptops. Start menu & ms-settings not working issue prevents users from opening up the Settings tab on their PC. And it results in the majority of apps and programs being inaccessible due to this issue. If you are a Windows 10 user and face the start menu & ms-settings not working issue on your PC or laptop, then you have come to the right place. Here are some probable fixes.

By reinstalling & re-registering every UWP application 

Reinstalling and re-registering the UWP apps is the method you should try before anything else. It is amongst the first and most effective methods in resolving this issue on your Windows 10 PC or laptop, and several users have managed to fix this by reinstalling and re-registering UWP applications on their PC. To do the same, follow the steps listed below:

• At first, press Windows Key + R to open up the Run dialog box.
• Type ‘PowerShell’ in it and click on the OK button.
• Press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open up the Powershell window.
• After that, click on Yes to grant administrative privileges once the User Account Control prompts you.
• When you enter into the Powershell window, type the command below.

         Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode – Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}

• After entering the command, press the Enter button.            
• Next, re-register every Windows in-built applications for the following account.
• At last, you have to repeat this procedure with every account because you are facing this issue in all of them.

By adding a password to your Windows account

It is another method available to you in this scenario. It may sound odd to many users, but it is a fact that adding a password to your Windows account can resolve this issue on your Windows 10 PC. To fix the Start menu & ms-settings not working issue by adding a password to your Microsoft account, follow the steps listed below:

• At first, press Windows Key + R altogether to open up the Run dialog box.
• Type ‘cmd’ in it and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open up an elevated command prompt.
• After that, click on Yes option to grant admin access once you are prompted to that elevated command prompt.
• After opening up the command prompt. Type in the following command in the box:

            Net user username password/add

• Simultaneously, press Enter to add a password to your Windows account.
• Most importantly, replace the username with the account you are facing this issue with and then go to the next step.
• After that, press Windows key + R to open up the Run dialog box.
• Type ‘contol.exe /name Microsoft. UserAccounts’ in it and press the Enter button to open up the User accounts menu.
• Now, click on the Manage other accounts from the right-hand menu.
• After that, select the account you have added a password on from the manage accounts screen.
• Now, click on the account type option from the change, am account menu.
• After entering into the Change Account Type menu, click on the Change Account type and change the account type to the administrator.

 

 

Chloe Decker is a self-professed security expert; she has been making the people aware of the security threats. Her passion is to write about Cyber security, cryptography, malware, social engineering, internet and new media. She writes for Norton security products at norton.com/setup

 

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