If the Start Menu does not open or Start Button is not working, or is broke in Windows 11/10, then here are a few troubleshooting steps you may want to try.

Not exactly a Start menu replacement... At first glance, these changes sound very welcome -- but, really, it will all come down to just how useful the Windows 8.1 All Apps view is.

With Windows Blue, a k a Windows 8.1, Microsoft is re-introducing a Start Button and adding a boot-straight-to-desktop option. Here's how these may work.

With Windows Blue, aka Windows 8.1, Microsoft is reintroducing a Start button and adding a boot-straight-to-desktop option. Here's how these may work.

Microsoft moved the Start button in Windows 11, but you can move it back with a few clicks.