How To Enable The Start Menu In Windows 10

How To Enable The Start Menu In Windows 10. In this article, you will read how do I enable my Start Menu in Windows 10. Windows start menu is a very important graphical user interface of Windows 10. It is generally used for quick searches for files, folders, or Windows features.

Many users have reported that the Start menu disappears in Windows 10. Generally, the Start menu gets simply hidden from view. It can also get disappear due to bugs and Windows Explorer crashes.

How To Enable The Start Menu In Windows 10?

Method 1 – Disable The Hide Taskbar Feature:

It is very common that the Start menu gets hidden from the screen. If the taskbar also disappears with the Start menu, then move the cursor to the bottom of the screen. You have to wait for a few seconds. If the taskbar reappears, then the Hide Taskbar feature was enabled. This is a feature in Windows, that taskbar gets hidden until the mouse pointer is moved on it. You can disable this feature to enable the Start menu in Windows 10.

To disable the hide taskbar feature, follow the steps mentioned below:

1.Move the mouse cursor to the bottom of the screen.
2.Wait for the taskbar to appear.
3.Right-click on it after the taskbar appears.
4.Select the Taskbar Settings option from the pop-up menu.
5.Now, disable the Automatically hide the taskbar in desktop mode toggle.

6.When you will complete these steps, the taskbar and start menu will be back on the bottom of the screen.

Method 2 – Disable Tablet mode:

If the taskbar is there and the Start menu is showing the blocky icons, then the issue is due to the tablet mode. Tablet mode is a feature of Windows 10 that optimizes the GUI for touchscreen devices. If it is enabled, you will see big blocky icons, named the Start screen, when you click on the Start button. Disable the tablet mode to change from the Start screen to the old Start menu. To do so:

1.Select the Action Center (message icon) on your taskbar.
2.You will find various options in the Action Center.
3.Locate the Tablet mode option.
4.Click on the Expand option, if you cannot see it.
5.After locating the Tablet mode option, click on it to disable it.
6.Now, you will see the Start screen change to the Start menu.