News > Software & Apps Latest Windows 11 Beta Update Crashes Start Menu and Settings Microsoft knows and has a solution By Cesar Cadenas Cesar Cadenas Twitter Writer California State University - Long Beach Cesar Cadenas has been writing about the tech industry since 2016 on a variety of topics like cryptocurrency, video games, the latest gadgets, and much more. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on September 3, 2021 02:02PM EDT Fact checked by Rich Scherr Fact checked by Rich Scherr Twitter University of Maryland Baltimore County Rich Scherr is a seasoned technology and financial journalist who spent nearly two decades as the editor of Potomac and Bay Area Tech Wire. lifewire's fact checking process Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Software & Apps Mobile Phones Internet & Security Computers & Tablets Smart Life Home Theater & Entertainment Software & Apps Social Media Streaming Gaming Some users have reported major problems with the latest Windows 11 preview builds, such as parts of the OS being unresponsive. The problems have been acknowledged by Microsoft in posts on Windows Blogs. The two builds affected are 22000.176 and 22449, which are the latest updates for the Beta and Dev channels respectively, according to tech news site Windows Latest. gilaxia/Getty Images Users report that the Start Menu, Taskbar, Explorer.exe, and Windows Settings have been unresponsive, while other parts of Windows 11 are either broken or simply not there. Other issues include the context menu being slow to respond and error messages popping up. Restarting the computer doesn’t seem to work. In the blog posts (linked above) for both builds, Microsoft provides instructions to fix this issue by running a specific command in Task Manager. Doing so reboots the computer and restores the missing pieces. According to Windows Latest, some users have tried different solutions, such as changing their clock to a 24-hour format and then rebooting the computer. This method appears to have worked for some, but isn’t a surefire method. Maskot/Getty Images Windows 11 preview builds have seen multiple problems since they’ve started releasing, but none so debilitating as these recent issues. However, that's the point of preview builds; to test the application and fix any bugs that arise. The finished Windows 11 build will launch on October 5 as a free upgrade to eligible Windows 10 PCs. Hopefully, the OS will launch with only minor issues thanks to the data obtained through the Beta and Dev channels. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up! Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit