Cannot click the start button? Free data recovery program

Start button is an important interface element used in windows which provides a central launching point for computer programs and perform many different other tasks. If we cannot click the start button, it may bring much inconvenience for us. To use the computer normally, you can try to fix the corrupted start button.

Fix the corrupted user profile

Before you try to fix the corrupted user profile, you need to back up all your user data to copy it to a new profile.

Open folder options, click View tab. In the advanced settings, you should check the option of Show hidden files, folders and drives and uncheck the option of Hide protected operating system files.

Then go to C:\Users\your corrupted username. Select all the files but not the Ntuser.dat, Ntuser.dat.log and Ntuser.ini. Paste these files into C:Users\New Username.

Log out and then sign into your new account. Then check if your can click the start button or not. If it works well, you can delete the corrupted files and account.

If the first way has not solve your problem, you can try to use the Powershell to fix the start button. Powershell is a windows built-in feature which can used to test the corrupted windows files.

Type powershell in windows search bar and open it. Paste  Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"} in the powershell and press Enter. After this command end, enter exit and press Enter, then close it. Then check if the problem has been fixed.

If you have tried all the ways but cannot fix the corrupted start button, you can reinstall windows. This may been an easy solution but will take you along time. Before you reinstall Windows, you need to back up all your data on the entire hard drive to other location. Although you may still can recover data from the hard drive after you have reinstalling system, it is not easy for you to restore a large amount of data. Back up the entire drive need a long time, but if you have the habit of backup and update your backup, you only need to back up the new files.

How to Retrieve Deleted Files with Data Recovery Tutorial

In case you have data loss on hard drive before you can back up them, you need to use the data recovery tool to get them back at the first time. Do not let new data overwrite your lost data. The sooner you take data recovery, the less data loss you will have.

First, you need to download the Hdata recovery software from the website. Install and run it on your computer. To avoid data overwritten, you should not install it on the partition where you have data loss.

Second, choose a recovery method. There are different recovery mode for different data loss cases, such as formatted, lost or crash drive,file deletion, and file lost on the external devices.

Third, click to scan the partition where you have data loss. After the scanning completed, you should preview the results to check the files you want to restore.

Fourth, choose a recovery path to save the files you need to retrieve.