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Start menu and taskbar not working for new users on Windows Server 2019 RDS

Hari Babu Balaraju 5 Reputation points
2025-08-06T10:37:27.58+00:00

we've been facing an issue on our Windows Server 2019 RDS environment: new users can no longer use the Start Menu. The following problems occur:

Right-click doesn't work on taskbar icons

The Settings menu won’t open

  • Outlook fails to connect to an account

The Start Menu doesn't open at all

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
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  1. Henry Mai 8,210 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-08-11T06:15:15.48+00:00

    Hello Hari, I am Henry and I want to help you with your issue
    My recommendation fix is to re-register these applications for all users.

    Run the following command in an elevated PowerShell prompt on the affected RDS server:

    Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

    After the command completes, log in with a new test user to confirm the Start Menu and taskbar are now working. This command fixes the template for new profiles; it may not fix existing broken profiles.

    I hope it can help you.

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