Windows 10: Icons missing in start menu following Creators update.

People are reporting some programs which conflict with the CU. E.g. Gigabyte's App Center.

 

Specifically the the start menu icon issue? The two things I installed right before I noticed this again was the Intel RSTe drivers and Samsung Magician. I've just tried recreating the icon cache but will need to give it some time to see whether that has fixed it as the issue with icons in the start menu is not constant but random.

Are things like this minor issues in the early life of the new OS release? Seems strange for a clean installation but you mention possible 3rd party app conflicts also.

 

If yours is totally clean then of course my comment about conflicting software doesn't apply in your case. But yours isn't totally clean...

- and manufacturer's and hardware utility programs do seem to be those that cause problems for some people.

Bear in mind that when an OS changes, and doesn't maintain strict backwards compatibility, other programs may have to be updated. MS can't test all the 100s of 1000s of programs... but that leaves us poor so-and-so's who try to help people picking up the pieces, and the users frustrated.

See if you have problems in Safe Mode- after a clean boot - if you stop those programs and everything related to them (services, drivers...) running - uninstall those progs...

 

@dalchina

Absolutely makes sense and good ideas. And as you say, in the early stage of OS release we are a bit like test bunny's.

If the issue persists following the icon cache rebuild I'll see if I can narrow down a particular program.