Windows 10: List of programs gone after W10 update!

I used to be able to left click on the windows icon and it would show me all the programs on my computer and let me open them. Most of the entries are gone after the anniversary update.
Such as "windows accessories" and "windows administration tools".
How can I restore that?

My laptop didn't lose anything.

:)

 

Windows 10 update 1/3/16

Where have my favourites gone in Edge after the Windows 10 update today!!!

When you click on favourites - program crashes.

PLEASE can you test updates before they are released - not the first time things like this have happened in W10.

 

No List of Desktop Programs After Refresh/Reset

This doesn't work, all the folders are empty, there are some in the windows folder, but not in the Windows.old.

 

That is because Anniversary is a whole new version of Windows 10. If you want those programs back, you will need to install them again.

 

They're in folders near the bottom of the Menu:

 

still there just under W... open start ,click on a letter or symbol and it will show all letters ,pick the one that is the first letter in the apps name .or something like that

 

No, they are not there. They were there before I upgraded, and they are still on my laptop after it's undate.
I tried to snip mine, but it disappears as soon as I click on new...

I read something somewhere about reindexing. Anything to that?

 

they removed the all apps icon, check the pics I posted of the start button opened

 

No, clinking on the W does nothing. The only thing under W is weather and it doesn't even work! In fact most of the things there don't work.

I have attached a photo of my list.

 

Your Start Menu may have gotten corrupt, type shell:appsfolder into a Run box and see if anything exists there.

 

It shows a whole lot of applications. It didn't group the windows accessories together, but I think they were all there. How do I uncorrupt the start menu?
Thanks

 

Try SFC Scannow first; option 3 here:
SFC Command - Run in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums
(read all the instructions carefully)

 

You could try installing Classic Shell to see if it shows the programs. You might need to do a repair install if sfc /scannow doesn't fix the Windows Start Menu.

 

Toller sorry for the short post. I was dealing with severe back pain and waiting for the relief, which seemed like forever. Now to give you some more info. When they changed the layout of the folders from the older NT Kernel to the newer one that 8 & 10 uses, the Start Menu folder locations also changed in part, because you are dealing with a cross-platform OS that is for both Tablet/Touchscreen devices that can use Apps, along with a Desktop style OS interface that can use both the App's and elder method of launching programs.

If you right click on a shortcut in the All Programs part of Start Menu, it should point you to "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs". When you use either Classic Shell or Start10. Those two tend to use their own folder for items in the All Programs and use the Windows All Programs shortcuts at the same time. That means that you have two places that the items are in, along with being able to create a personalized start All Programs for your user if you want to not include every item that you may not even touch.

If you want to tweak the system and GUI out even more. Grab Ultimate Tweaker from The Windows Club at Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4 for Windows 10 They have some other useful tools that can be a hit or miss on what specifically you may be looking for.

There are some other GUI tweaking tools for the All Programs that you can check out the list at 7 Best Tools to Tweak and Customize Windows 10 and 10 Awesome Tools To Tweak Customize Windows 10 Always use at your own risk. Make sure that you have a good backup copy of your install before you attempt to use any of these tools, along with System Restore enabled with at least a minimum of 2GB for Restore Points.

There is also this Windows 10 Tweaks, Tips and How-to articles and many more out there.

 

Edwin: SFC Scannow said it found nothing wrong, but when I rebooted it was normal. Thanks so much

bro67: Sorry about your back; I know how that can be. I had no "all programs", but when I put the address you gave into file explorer it came up with all the programs. I saved that as a link on my first page; that would have been a solution if the other didn't work. Thanks.

I appreciate everyone's help.