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sebastianj

Hi i have a Toshiba laptop 7 professional. The start button has gone missing. any help most appreciated.


seb

k3lvc

Seems the 'n' key has as well :rotfl:

sebastianj

yes it is stuck. I have this driver update nuisance bugging me.

seb

Neil_Jones

What happens if you press the Windows key on your keyboard?

sebastianj

Nothing. windows don't seem to start properly, visible on display is just the mouse cursor. when I do control Alt, del, it comes up with the options, in task mgr no tasks are listed.

By choosing 'change password' I managed to go on line using 'Firefox'. But then there was no start menus and programs.

so confusing.
seb

Consumerist

You don't say which OS you're using but generally speaking if Windows gets it's knickers in a twist then first try starting in Safe Mode which doesn't load many of the drivers loaded in a full boot. From Safe Mode you could try using System Restore to revert back to the system files from a previous date.

Edit
Get sandwiches and coffee at the ready - it could be a long night. Good luck.

sebastianj

thanks, I have tried starting it in Safe Mode, nothing happens, when I try and restart it, it tells me the Windows is getting ready but then it seems to stall.�� sorry it is windows 7 pro.
seb

were

create another user account and log in with that user.

agrinnall

If you search the web for 'windows 7 missing start button' you get many responses, including videos of how to restore it. It's probably worth browsing through some of these and trying some recovery actions, maybe starting with the Microsoft forum ones.

50Twuncle

sebastianj wrote: »

Hi i have a Toshiba laptop 7 professional. The start button has gone missing. any help most appreciated.


seb

A new keyboard is cheap (less than £10) and easy to fit - this will solve your missing statt key problem !!!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=toshiba+keyboard+replacement
Just pick your model of laptop....