![]() ![]() Dennis holds a Bachelors degree in Computer With over 30 years of computing experience, Dennis' areas of expertise are aīroad range and include PC hardware, Microsoft Windows, Linux, networkĪdministration, and virtualization. I can't promise I'll respond toĪll the messages I receive (depending on the volume), but I'll do my best.Ībout the author: Dennis Faas is the owner and operator of. So that I can write more articles like this one. If you have a computer question - or even a Got a Computer Question or Problem? Ask Dennis! ![]() Simply contact me, briefly describing the issue and I will get back to you as soon as possible. If your Classic Shell Start menu is blank and you still can't figure out how to fix it, I can help using my That said, you are welcome to contact me for additional support in either case, described next. If the Administrator Start menu is blank even after changing the "Show Recent or Frequent Programs" setting, then most likely Windows is corrupt - that will require some technical troubleshooting and is beyond the scope of this article. If the Start menu is not blank then this means your main user profile is corrupt - you can fix this by creating a new user then copy over your user data to the new profile (this is easier said than done). Once you are signed in as Administrator user, test the Classic Shell To sign in as Administrator user (there isn't a password).Į. On the login screen you should see an option for "Administrator" user - click it and then click the " Sign in" button To do so, pressĬTRL + D on the keyboard to bookmark the page, then click Start -> Bookmark this page so you can come back to it as you will need to log off of your current user and sign in as Administrator user. The text from the step above should be output to the command line and the Administrator user account should now be activated.ĭ. Right click in the middle of the command prompt window and select " Paste". Right click over top of the highlighted text, then select " Copy" from the dialogue menu. Use your mouse to highlight the below text:Ĭ. Right click it and select " Run as Administrator".ī. Click Start, then type in "CMD" (no quotes) wait for "CMD.EXE" or "Command Prompt" to appear in the list, then You can do this by enabling the hidden Administrator account, log off the existing user, sign back in as Administrator user, then access the Start menu (as Administrator user) to see if it's blank.Ī. Optionally, test if your user profile is corrupt.If it is still blank then your user profile or Windows is corrupt - follow Step #2 below. After Notepad launches, go to the Classic Shell Start menu and you should see the Notepad icon as part of the list. Click Start, then type in "notepad" wait for notepad to appear then click it. Programs" (or vice versa), then click OK to close the Window.Į. If the current setting is for "Frequent programs", change it to " Recent About four headings down you should see the " Show Recent or Frequentĭ. Next, check mark the " Show all settings" option near the top of the window,Ĭ. ![]() Right click the Start menu and select " Settings".ī. To change the "Show Recent or Frequent Programs" setting do the following:Ī. If you launched Internet Explorerįrom the Start menu after that, both MS Word and Internet Explorer will now appear in the Start menu. Then you clicked Start then loaded MS Word, the MS Word icon will now appear in the Start menu. If you change it to "Frequent programs" it will begin populating the Start menu with each program you access.įor example: once the setting has been changed to "Frequent programs" and The default setting is "Recent programs" butįor some reason or another, this can cause the Start menu to go blank. You can change the settings in Classic Shell via the " Show Recent or Frequent Programs".How to Fix: Classic Shell Start Menu Empty / Blank From my experience, I have witnessed a blank Classic Shell Start menu on a handful of systems and it's usually because the user profile is corrupt. Whenever I work on a client's machine using my remote desktop support, one of the first things I do is install the Classic Shell Start menu. I installed Classic Shell on my laptop as well and it has all its icons. I proceeded to click the Start button after the installation finished, but for some reason myĬlassic Shell Start menu is blank and it's been like this for a few weeks now. I recently upgraded my main PC to Windows 10 and with your advice I installedĬlassic Shell to replace the horrid Start menu that comes default with Windows 10. Thanks so much for your website and all the wonderful tips you have provided us over the years. ![]()
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