Right clicking Windows Start button doesn't work.

Neither does Windows X

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I have Windows 11 Pro on my desktop.  I have Windows 11 Home on my laptop and Windows 10 on my tablet. I purchased Fences for my three computers. The current version is 5.89 (Revision 3).  My problem is with only one of my computers, the desktop.  When I right-click on the Windows Start button, the full window will not open.  Just a small window about the size of a dime and there is no text within.  When I press Windows X as a shortcut, the same small window opens and again, no text.

I ran all kinds of Windows fixes like, sfc /scannow and DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

I rebooted a few times and still nothing resolves the issue.  I don't want to remove Fences because I have three desktops with many fences with many shortcuts in each, and I'm afraid that I'll lose them.

How do I restore the functionality of right-clicking the Windows Button?

Moved to Fences area.

 

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. But, Fences does not have control on your Start menu, have you tried disabling Fences and see if the issue still appear?

Thank you,
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Thank you, Basj.  I tried disabling Fences. No help.  I removed Fences and rebooted.  No help.  I reinstalled it and still no help.  Right clicking on the Windows Button stopped functioning during the last Fences update.   Why does Fences.exe show up twice and is disabled when in fact it is running and my fences are active?

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

If you disabled Fences and the issue still appear, that to show, which it should not anyway, that the issue is not from Fences. Perhaps from some other running application. Any specific reason, that make you think that Fences is the cause of this issue?

Fences needed to Startup twice for it to work properly. It is by design to do so.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

"Any specific reason, that make you think that Fences is the cause of this issue?" 

I did everything suggested and the WinX still does not function.

 

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

ChatGPT is in error there.  Fences does not have options to alter the Win+X menu.  Start11 does, but you are clearly not using that.

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

Well, let's put the blame where it belongs!   WINDOWS!