Windows 10: After restart the tiles and icons dissapear in the start menu ???

I have been working with my computer with Windows 7 Pro for manyyears without any problem.
My graphics card is the GTX 570 from Asus. It uses Nvidia drivers.
After upgrading to Windows 10 i am having problemswith the view of Windows menus and pages.

After every restart something goes wrong and inthe start menu i no longer see icons, tiles, names,...
Also if you go to settings pages of Windows theyhave display problems.
All applications seem to work fine and everythingis displayed okay in the applications.

I already tried these drivers: 358.50 / 355.98 andnow 355.82

This is what it looks like:

When everything is working


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When it fails after restart


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It is not Windows update that makes it failbecause this happened already 3 times in one day.
When i re-install the drivers everything turnsback to normal.

Anybody have an idea how to fix this on apermanent basis ???

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Windows Update

I performed both methods. The win explorer restart from the task mgr changed nothing. Using the search option in #2 probably pulled up the exe icon instead of the start menu shortcut. I
knew it wouldn't work because the issue was not with the pinned tiles. Every tile on the start screen that has no picture is from a "dark" icon in the start menu (One that lost it's picture after the windows update.), but I did try it. Also, the troubleshooter
found nothing.

 

I have lost the start menu and tiles, after upgrading to Windows 10

Hi John,

Thanks for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

This issue might occur, when some of the system files got corrupted.



I would suggest you to try the below methods and check if it helps.

Method 1: Perform System File Checker (SFC) scan and check if it helps.

System File Checker is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files.

To perform SFC Scan, refer to the below link:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929833

Method 2: Run DISM commands
and check if it helps.

Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) is a new command line tool that you can use to service a Windows image or prepare a Windows PE image. The DISM tool replaces the Package Manager (pkgmgr.exe), PEimg, and Intlcfg tools.
DISM consolidates the functionality found in those three tools, as well as delivers new functionality to improve the experience of offline servicing.

Follow the steps to Run DISM Commands:

1) Press Windows + x on your keyboard.

2) Select Command prompt (Admin) to open Administrator Command Prompt .

3) In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, type the following commands. Press the Enter key after each command:

dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth

dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

Hope it helps, reply to us with the status of your issue. We will be happy to assist you.

 

Found out that the problem is also only corrected when using the advanced install mode of the Nvidia drivers and selecting the option that the Nvidia standard settings have to be reset.
If i use express install then it doesn't fix the problem.

Anybody have this problem also and find a fix ?

 

Hi, your graphics card is listed as compatible by Nvidia:
Which NVIDIA GPUs are supported in Windows 10?

It sounds more that you are experiencing problems with all universal apps and the settings windows.

Try
Apps - Reinstall and Re-register in Windows 8 and 10 - Windows 10 Forums

 

Hi dalchina, it is not a problem with an app. It's a problem with the rendering of the windows 10 screen.
So re installing apps is not going to be the solution i'm afraid.
I will probably just have to wait for the next big update in november to get this fixed.
Will see if i can live with it for now and if not then will roll back to windows 7 and update again in december.

 

Hi, puzzling as your graphics card is listed as compatible, and it's only the 'new' apps you have difficulty with. But agreed, the appearance of that tile in the second screen is weird. However it's "Asus Direct CuII GTX 570" so maybe there's some odd difference..

Try this: Download and install the uninstaller from here and run the program:

Display Driver Uninstaller Download version 15.4.0.0
Let it remove all of the Nvidia drivers.
You then have a choice: install the one that worked before in Win 7 and block any update, or reinstall:
or once back in normal mode, then use GeForce Experience to reinstall the latest driver.

(Some have found adjusting the DPI works for some problems.. not very satisfactory perhaps).
Noted you've posted here:
Windows 10 upgrade: after restart the tiles and icons dissapear in the start menu ??? - Guru3D.com Forums

Workaround maybe: replace the start menu for now if you want to use the PC- say Classic Shell (which I use, having no real interest in the tiled apps, and I need the expanding menu with columns + a reliable focussed start menu search).

But that still leaves you the new Settings windows (ok, the old control panel is still there for many things, but not new).

 

I tried that already. Removed the drivers completely in safe mode. Everything looked same like after a first windows install. Then installed the drivers but did not fix the problem.

 

With classic shell you mean the side programm this puts another start menu in place ?
that would fix the start menu problem, but i also have artefacts on the new settings screens

 

Exactly- I believe I commented on that. Sorry if not clear enough. "But that still leaves you the new Settings windows (ok, the old control panel is still there for many things, but not new)."

 

Can you confirm the driver was the one you used in Win 7, and that when the problem recurred, the installed driver was still that version and had not been replace by Windows update?

If you install and older (or newer driver than you should have according to MS/your manufacturer) Windows will replace it unless you block that update.

 

Yes i can confirm that it was the same driver that i used in windows 7. I checked the version number in the device manager after my second attempt with the upgrade.

 

It happens to me too, usually after gaming sessions. There's another topic about it in the gaming section. I haven't been able to narrow down yet if it's a Windows issue or an Nvidia one, but I'm leaning towards Nvidia.

 

Found the topic and posted a comment with my latest info on the topic

 

Hi, just to be sure- did you check the version number of the driver after the restart and the tiles/display corruption was apparent?