Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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If the Start menu is buggy or won't open, you can try restarting the StartMenuExperienceHost.exe process. It's quicker than rebooting!





Commands:
Stop-Process -Name "StartMenuExperienceHost" -Force
taskkill /f /im StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
start C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe





Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:19 Via Task Manager
0:57 Via PowerShell
1:30 Via Command Prompt
1:57 End screen





What you'll learn:
1. Via Task Manager
a. go-to tool for troubleshooting processes
b. How to open task manager
c. How to Open the Processes section
d. How to end task of Start Menu
2. Via PowerShell
a. How to open powershell
b. How to immediately stop and start the StartMenuExperienceHost process again
c. How to force start the Startmenu Experience host
3. Via Command Prompt
a. How to open command prompt
b. How to kill start menu experience host using cmd































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