"Start" button isn't working in Windows 7

Symptoms: Start menu couldn't be opened neither by clicking Start button nor by hitting Ctrl+Esc / WinKey. Also running programs are not shown in the taskbar.

Solution: This is the common situation when you had virus infection and some files have been damaged during the clean-up process.
You may play with the registry and/or use third-party software, but the most reliable and the fastest way to resolve this is by performing full scan of your computer for viruses and then creating a new user profile. You can then copy My Documents, Desktop etc. to the new profile. Your old user profile even if recovered may not work stable in future.

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