The Start button in Windows 10 will not open. This happens when somehow I got on my taskbar an icon for Microsoft that keeps blinking continuously.

Have tried Task Manager and the Run dialog box, but no success.

Moreover, when I disconnected both the laptop from the mains and the battery connection from the laptop, the computer kept switching itself on automatically. This is driving me crazy.

Solutions I found on the internet did not work for me.

As always, many thanks in advance for helping me.

Joe