StartMenuExperienceHost crashes

Question

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro for Workstations
10.0.19045.4529 (22H2)

I rarely use the start menu. Whenever I do, it crashes exactly 10 minutes later. Here's the output of a script which uses SendInput() to activate the start menu. and ReadDirectoryChangesW() to catch the creation of a crash dump file. I have made this test many times always with the same result.

11:34:00.004064 start menu accessed
11:44:00.830379 CREATE StartMenuExperienceHost.exe.9360.dmp

It doesn't matter if the start menu is accessed again during the 10 minutes. And when it crashes, it is restarted immediately. I first noticed this after April's update Tuesday (as did those in another thread I found). I would not have noticed it if I hadn't had local crash dumps enebled. It's in the system event log, too, but I rarely look in there.

The dump identifies exception 0xC0000409 (STATUS_STACK_BUFFER_OVERRUN) with subcode (parameter 0) equal to 7 (FAST_FAIL_FATAL_APP_EXIT).

***moved from Windows / Windows 10 / Performance and system failures***

Answer 1

You might try the solution on page 14 of this thread...

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/startmenuexperiencehostexe-fails-app-error/86452772-eeb8-4406-8349-2990ed7be497?page=14

So far, it has worked for over 2 weeks.

Answer 2

Hello,

It seems currently no known issue released related to this version and the phenomenon, but it is recommended you report this use the Feedback Hub app. To learn more, see Send feedback to Microsoft with the Feedback Hub app:

Send feedback to Microsoft with the Feedback Hub app - Microsoft Support

Best regards,

Molly

Answer 3

I'm automatically updated every second Tuesday of the month. Is there more than that? I will not switch to Windows 11.

A scan showed nothing.

Answer 4

Hello,

Maybe you can try install the latest windows update and driver updates, also do a malware scan in defender, then try again.

Best regards,

Molly

Answer 5

I am an administrator and PowerShell was running elevated.