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Title: Windows 10 upgrade
Post by: Shillas on December 04, 2019, 11:03:59 PM

Something I've been putting off for ages, but with support for Windows 7 ending in January, thought I should move to Windows 10. Plus we are converting to it at work, so thought it might be good to have one platform at home.

Now that it is installed, I can use some of it, but have a big message stating:

"Critical Error - Your start menu isn't working. We'll try to fix it the next time you sign in"

Any help on this appreciated. I've tried this with a few suggested fixes, but that is not getting the resolution.

Cheers guys

Title: Re: Windows 10 upgrade
Post by: Cerebral Knievel on December 05, 2019, 05:29:29 AM

Windows 10 - optimised for tablets.Burn it  :angry-old-man-smiley-emoticon

Title: Re: Windows 10 upgrade
Post by: Bodø on December 05, 2019, 05:39:08 AM

I was quite content with XP.

Title: Re: Windows 10 upgrade
Post by: Gadget on December 05, 2019, 06:03:45 AM

Fresh install? Or upgrade?

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Title: Re: Windows 10 upgrade
Post by: Shillas on December 05, 2019, 06:17:10 AM

Gary, upgrade from Windows 7 Home edition.

Title: Re: Windows 10 upgrade
Post by: CallMeSteve on December 05, 2019, 06:38:50 AM

What is the build number reported in Settings>System>About?

Title: Re: Windows 10 upgrade
Post by: Brock on December 05, 2019, 06:42:29 AM

I cant help, dont use it. W7 will still work for a long time to come.

Title: Re: Windows 10 upgrade
Post by: Shillas on December 05, 2019, 06:57:43 AM

The build is 18363.476

Title: Re: Windows 10 upgrade
Post by: CallMeSteve on December 05, 2019, 07:09:50 AM

Quote from: Shillas on December 05, 2019, 06:57:43 AM

The build is 18363.476

Ok. That’s the latest. This was a popular issue with earlier builds but not so common lately.

There are a bunch of things you can try that might fix it. Pop your original error message into google. Most of them get a bit techo though, or are just plain silly.

The easiest fix would probably be to create a new user, and then reboot and log in as that user. This will create a fresh new profile for that user. You’ll probably find that the problem is gone, and you will also find that you don’t see any of your desktop icons, documents, etc. but these can be copied over from your old user profile. You will still be able to log in as the original user so there is no risk of losing anything if you try this.

Title: Re: Windows 10 upgrade
Post by: Shillas on December 05, 2019, 08:13:37 AM

Thanks Steve, will try that tonight.

I tried a few of the google search suggestions with no luck.

Title: Re: Windows 10 upgrade
Post by: Wild Rose on December 05, 2019, 07:29:44 PM

Windows 7 will do me
I haven't done an update in about 4-5 years
Still works fine

Title: Re: Windows 10 upgrade
Post by: CallMeSteve on December 05, 2019, 08:31:00 PM

Personally, I loved XP and wished it would stay forever.

Hated Vista with a passion.

Loved Windows 7, it was what Vista could-have-should-have been, and wished it would stay forever.

Hated Windows 8 with a passion. How stupid to force a PC to look like a tablet.

Now Windows-10 is what Windows 8 could-have-should-have been, and in a sense it probably will stay forever because it gets a major update every six months but never gets a new name.

Ahh. The memories.