<p>Windows 10 has a lot of issues with each version released. Some of these issues are usually fixed in later versions, but sometimes you can temporarily fix some issues by yourself.</p>
<p>Recently I have noticed that Start Menu of Windows 10 stopped working and I couldn&#8217;t use the Search function anymore. The Start Menu was only showing <a href="https://www.wincert.net/cast/latest-windows-10-update-causes-new-issues/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">black Start Screen</a> as in the screenshot below.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-3542 size-full" src="https://www.wincert.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/start-menu-not-working-1.png" alt="Windows 10 Start Menu stopped working and shows only black Start Screen" width="530" height="163" /></p>
<p>Just like in many scenarios, one good restart will fix this problem, but you can also fix it without restarting your machine.</p>
<p>For a start, close all <strong>Windows Explorer</strong> windows (<strong>right-click on Windows Explorer icon</strong> and select <strong>Close all windows</strong>)</p>
<p><strong>Right-click</strong> on your <strong>taskbar</strong> and select <strong>Task Manager</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-3543 size-full" src="https://www.wincert.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/task-manager.png" alt="Windows 10 Start Menu stopped working and shows only black Start Screen" width="389" height="153" /></p>
<p>Under <strong>Processes tab</strong> scroll down to <strong>Windows processes.</strong></p>
<p>Continue scrolling down until you find the <strong>Windows Explorer process</strong>. Right-click on the <strong>Windows Explorer</strong> process and click <strong>Restart.</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-3545 size-full" src="https://www.wincert.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/windows-explorer-process.png" alt="Windows 10 Start Menu stopped working and shows only black Start Screen" width="418" height="90" /></p>
<p>That&#8217;s it! Hopefully, your black start screen issue is now solved :)</p>

Windows 10 Start Menu stopped working showing black Start Screen
