Losing Start Button

[bigmck]

On my laptop, every few months or so, my Start Button disappears on boot. The taskbar is still there, but there is a white spot where the Start Button used to be. I think this is due to getting some Malware as the only time I use my laptop in on a public wifi. The only way I have found to restore the SB is to do a Macrium Restore and things are fine for a while. I checked Google and did not see anything about only losing only the SB. There are things about losing the whole Taskbar. Have any of you heard of this before?

 

[mitchell65]

Sounds like a system file may be corrupt. Try running sfc /scannow, can't do any harm! I guess you have run Malwarebytes just in case!

 

[bigmck]

Sounds like a system file may be corrupt. Try running sfc /scannow, can't do any harm! I guess you have run Malwarebytes just in case!

I will give that a try. Thanks,

 

[bigmck]

All the files were OK and I have run Malwarebytes. Everything is good for now. Hopefully it will stay that way.

 

[mitchell65]

That's good. Let us know if the problem recurs.

 

[Slartybart]

Do you employ and 3rd party themes or have you modified the Start Menu button?
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/23024-start-menu-button-change.html

 

[bigmck]

Do you employ and 3rd party themes or have you modified the Start Menu button?
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/23024-start-menu-button-change.html

No, I haven't done any of those. Thanks,