Affected Windows component
Start Menu Problems Caused by Windows Updates
The archive contains 9 documented Windows update incidents affecting Start Menu. Browse the timeline below for symptoms, severity, source-backed details, and whether Microsoft shipped a fix.
9 entries with KB numbers ยท reported across 5 years
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Start Menu incident timeline
Start Menu, Explorer, Taskbar, Settings all crash
Start menu dies, Wi-Fi breaks, install loops
Taskbar and Start Menu crash loop
VPN connections broken, Start Menu unresponsive
Start menu dead, Explorer frozen, .NET apps broken
AMD freezing hits 21H2 too, installs fail at 97%
Start menu completely non-functional
Start menu broken, .NET apps crash, boot loops
Browse other frequently affected components
- Boot 26
- File Explorer 26
- Windows Update 25
- Networking 23
- BSOD 20
- Enterprise 13
- Installation 12
- Performance 11
- Taskbar 11
- Display 10
- Start Menu 9
- VPN 9
- BitLocker 8
- Gaming 8
- Remote Desktop 8
- System Stability 8
- Active Directory 7
- Applications 7
- SMB 7
- Wi-Fi 7
- OpenSSH 6
- OneDrive 5
- Printing 5
- Windows Server 5
- WSUS 5
- Bluetooth 4
- Cloud Storage 4
- Desktop 4
- Dual Boot 4
- Hibernation 4
- Hyper-V 4
- Kerberos 4
- Linux 4
- Outlook 4
- Security 4
- SSD 4
- Storage 4
- USB 4
- .NET 3
- Antivirus 3
- Audio 3
- Citrix 3
- Domain Controllers 3
- DRM 3
- File Sharing 3
- Input Devices 3
- Login 3
- Secure Boot 3
- Shutdown 3
- Sleep 3
- Task Manager 3
- Video Playback 3
- Virtual Machines 3
- Windows Recovery 3
- Windows Search 3