Start-Button-Resetter

Start-Button-Resetter is a small script designed to help users with a relatively common problem, namely that the Start button stops working on Windows 10 and, based on some users' reports, Windows 11. According to the developer, the script provides a more convenient fix compared to typing various commands to reset the Start button.

There are numerous other ways to deal with the frozen Start menu issue, one of simplest being to just restart the Windows Explorer process from Task Manager. Following a small desktop flash when the OS re-opens Windows Explorer along with the taskbar and Start button, it should be working properly.

Another workaround that is just as simple implies using the Media Creation tool. While the fix reportedly solved the problem in most cases, keep in mind that it needs a Windows 10 installation media kit on USB or DVD. Obviously, if anything goes terribly wrong, then users can just do a clean install of the OS.

Other solutions that worked to make the Start button functional again are addressing advanced users who know how to work with commands. For instance, users need to check for corrupt files in Windows Resource Protection and replace them. For this users need to be online so that Windows can download the clean versions of the corrupted files.