Fix: Cannot Open WinX Menu in Windows 10

Isabella Shinn

Updated: January 11, 2024

WinX Menu, also called Power User Tasks Menu, gives the user access to a subset of advanced Windows features. If you cannot open WinX Menu neither by right-clicking on Start Menu button, nor pressing Windows + X combination keys. This tutorial will guide you easy ways to restore the WinX menu for your account.

For helping fix the WinX menu does not open issue, try these steps below:

To fix this issue, you have to go to WinX folder in the Default user directory and copy group1, 2, 3 folders from there, then go to the same path for a current user and paste the folders in there. Here's how:

Step 1: Open Default user WinX folder.

1. Press Windows Key + R to open the Run box, type in the following path, and then press Enter.

C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX

2. Copy group 1,2,3 folder.

Step 2: Open current user WinX folder.

1. In the Windows Explorer address bar, type in C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX

Hit Enter key. Then, paste that group 1,2,3 folder to WinX folder in the current user directory.

2. Restart Explorer or restart your PC. You will find WinX Menu comes back in the bottom-left corner of the screen.