

If the menu still does open after that, then try to restart Windows Explorer by doing the following: Hit CTRL-ALT-DEL on your keyboard and select "task manager" from the menu that appears. If the start menu does not open with neither a click nor a keyboard key, then it may be an issue with Windows and in that case try the fixes found at this URL and see if that helps or not. If it does open via keyboard key, then the problem may be with your mouse, and in that case, switch the mouse for another and see if that solves the problem or not. To be sure, click on the "Windows" key on your keyboard - this should launch the start menu. In attempting to fix this specific issue, first determine if the start button is not responding only to a mouse click or if you can launch the start menu via the keyboard.

This should fix the issue or at least provide some direction towards doing so.Īs for the start button not working, this can be due either to a Windows corruption or an issue with Windows Explorer, which oversees the taskbar commands. If these instructions do not help, then give your ISP support line a call and ask if your routing values are correct or not, as your installation of Windows may not be able to update because it's not able to connect to its server correctly. To fix, first try the steps found at the following URL, which help re-set the functionality of these tools. However, the taskbar, clock and notification panel still have a place in the operating system and if they are not working or have stopped responding to your clicks or commands, then it may be due to a synchronization error between your installation of Windows and your ISP's server. Live Tiles were discontinued in Windows in 2019, which may be why you no longer see them in the start menu. These sound more like what you're referring to in the question above. These should not be confused with Windows notifications, which appear in a slider panel beside the clock. Any suggestions?Ī: Windows Live Tiles are the tiles you see when you click on the start button - the large tiles on the right are known as "Live Tiles" and they tend to picture apps with notifications or recently installed items. I have searched Google for solutions but nothing I've found seems to work. On the second laptop, the start button no longer responds to my clicks. I have reset the clock many times, and after an hour it stops showing an updated time and I'm not sure why. On the first laptop, most of the live tiles within the taskbar have stopped working, including the clock. Q: I have issues on two different laptops that I feel are both Windows 10-related.
