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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