After the MSI Pushcast patcher crashed, my Windows Start menu stopped working properly. It often appears as a black panel and fails to load apps. I've already tried PowerShell repairs, system scans, resetting affected apps, reinstalling Windows while keeping my programs, and reinstalling my graphics drivers. Pressing Win+Ctrl+Shift+B temporarily fixes it once, but the problem quickly returns. I'm running out of ideas—what else could be causing this?
1 Answer
One suggestion was to run DxDiag, identify your network adapter, and install a stable driver for it. That said, this connection isn’t obvious because the symptoms appeared after the patcher crash and everything else seems to work normally.
I’m not sure how a network driver would affect the Start menu when the rest of the system is functioning normally. Is there a specific reason to suspect the network adapter?