If the windows key does not provide shortcut access to the.
Windows home button not responding.
If the windows start button is not working on windows 10 and you cannot get the run command to come up after clicking the windows button then press ctrl alt del to access the task manager.
Windows key start menu not working.
Since the invention of the start menu keyboards have had the windows key also known as the winkey.
This is a physical key with the microsoft windows logo embedded on keyboards usually on the left of the keyboard which is linked to the start menu so when you press this key start menu opens and if it doesn t open the either the start menu or the windows button is not working.
Windows key cannot open start menu.
The start menu is where everything is on windows so it can be quite frustrating if it suddenly stops working and can make it near impossible to get anything done on your pc.
After trying the methods there the problem should fix.
Open task manager alt ctrl del or right click on taskbar and choose it find and select windows explorer click restart button on bottom right.
Click on file at the top left of the task manager.
If after upgrading to windows 10 or installing windows updates you find that your start menu does not open or start button is not working then this post will help you if your start menu isn t.
This may allow you to use the windows button until the next time that it freezes up.