If you are having problems with the Start menu, such as the Start menu not working or not opening, the Start menu freezing or unresponsive, or the Start menu constantly popping up or opening randomly on your Windows 11 computer, or Windows 10 and you run the Start Menu Troubleshooter and you receive an error message Required applications are not installed correctlythen this post aims to help you find the most suitable solutions to solve this problem.

Required Applications Not Installed Correctly – Windows Start Menu

If the Start Menu Troubleshooter displays an error Required applications are not installed correctly on Windows 11/10, here’s what you need to do to fix the problem on your system.

1. Re-register Start Menu
2. Run SFC and DISM Scan
3. Create a new user account
4. Perform a system restore
5. Restore the registry
6. Perform a computer reset, cloud reset, or in-place recovery with Windows Update 11/10

Let’s take a look at a description of the process associated with each of the listed solutions.

Before trying the solutions below, check for updates and install all available bits on your Windows 11/10 device and see if the issue is resolved. On the other hand, if the problem with the Start menu appeared after you recently updated Windows, you can uninstall the update and see if that helps.

1]Re-register the Start menu

You can start troubleshooting to fix Required applications are not installed correctly the problem is on your Windows 11/10 system by re-registering the start menu. To do this, follow the instructions in the guide on How to Fix Windows 10 Start Menu Corruption – Tile Database Corrupted. You can also use our free FixWin program to fix problems with the Start menu, as well as applications that are not installed correctly on your computer.

If this task did not work, continue to the next solution.

Related: “Tiles database corrupted” in the troubleshooter.

2]Run SFC and DISM scan.

This solution requires you to run an SFC scan, and in case that doesn’t fix the problem, you can run a DISM scan.

3]Create a new user account

You may encounter an error if there is a problem with the user’s profile. Your user profile may be corrupted. In this case, you can repair the corrupted user profile or create a new user account / profile and then transfer your files / data to the new user account on your Windows 11/10 device.

4]Perform a system restore

This solution requires you to perform a System Restore and select a restore point before you had problems with the Start menu that caused you to run the Start Menu Troubleshooter on Windows 11/10 PCs.

5]Restore the registry

The error displayed could have occurred due to invalid / corrupted registry entries due to a recent software change i.e. installation or uninstallation related to Windows Installer. In this case, you can restore the registry to fix the problem.

6]Perform a computer reset, cloud reset, or in-place recovery with Windows Update 11/10.

If nothing has worked up to this point, you can try Reset This PC or Reset Cloud to reset all Windows components. If reset doesn’t work, you can try an in-place update recovery and see if that helps.

Any of these solutions should work for you!

How to fix Microsoft Windows using ShellExperienceHost?

If you are experiencing a problem with the Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost and Microsoft.Windows.Cortana apps being installed correctly on your Windows 11/10 device, to fix the problem, be sure to back up your registry and then try the following suggestions:

• Disable WpnUserService.
• Change permission HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.
• Delete the search key.
• Reset DCOM permissions.
• Reinstall Windows apps.
• Re-register Cortana and ShellExperienceHost.
• Use Local AppxPackage.

How to fix ShellExperienceHost.exe?

To fix ShellExperienceHost.exe, you can run System File Checker (SFC) on your computer to fix ShellExperienceHost.exe crashes or high CPU usage. The SFC utility is built into Windows and can be used to restore system files.

How to fix ShellExperienceHost.exe stuck running?

Affected PC users can fix the paused ShellExperienceHost.exe issue on Windows 11/10 device by applying any of the following solutions:

• Update the system and software.
• Disable slideshow and auto color change.
• Run System File Checker.

What is Windows Shellexperiencehost?

Windows Shell Experience Host is an official Windows process that is responsible for presenting Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps in a windowed interface. The process also handles several graphical interface elements such as the transparency of the Start menu and taskbar, as well as the visual elements of notification area pop-ups such as the clock, calendar, and so on.