Windows 10: Many 3rd Party Apps' icons SOMETIMES missing from START page.

About two months ago I decided to de-clutter my desktop, and populated my Start Screen with about 80 small tiles, each with its own icon. Most of the tiles are to 3rd Party Apps, but several are to Windows facilities such as 'Control Panel' and 'Windows Update' and more. Other tiles are just links to websites. It worked well and I like the result. However, every now and then, the majority of the icons are not displayed after startup. The tiles are still there, but are completely blank, and hovering over with the mouse reveals the name of the app or website. In this state of blankness, the tile can still be used to fire up the app or to navigate to the website. It is just the icon that is missing.
I have done some investigation, and have found that if I shut down explorer.exe and then start it up again, the problem is solved......until the next time it happens. I can see no way of predicting when the failure will occur again.
Any ideas, anyone?

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Many 3rd Party Apps' icons SOMETIMES missing from START page.

About two months ago I decided to de-clutter my desktop, and populated my Start Screen with about 80 small tiles, each with its own icon. Most of the tiles are to 3rd Party Apps, but several are to Windows facilities such as 'Control Panel' and 'Windows Update' and more. Other tiles are just links to websites. It worked well and I like the result. However, every now and then, the majority of the icons are not displayed after startup. The tiles are still there, but are completely blank, and hovering over with the mouse reveals the name of the app or website. In this state of blankness, the tile can still be used to fire up the app or to navigate to the website. It is just the icon that is missing.
I have done some investigation, and have found that if I shut down explorer.exe and then start it up again, the problem is solved......until the next time it happens. I can see no way of predicting when the failure will occur again.
Any ideas, anyone?

 

missing icons in start menu

Hi Wickiwizard,

It is possible that the icon of your apps in Start menu is missing due to a corrupted system files. To provide you the accurate resolution, kindly answer the following questions:

• Have you made any recent changes prior to this issue?
• Does this happen only with icons in Start menu?
• What troubleshooting steps you've done so far?

Meanwhile, we suggest that you perform the steps in this
article on how to troubleshoot problems with Start menu or Cortana.

If the issue still persists, we recommend that you follow the suggestion shared by
Meliton Dec on this thread.
The given troubleshooting steps will help repair or reset not only missing apps but also lost icon.

Keep us posted if you need additional help.

 

App Icons Missing

Hi Donna,

Corrupted applications are the possible causes why your program icons are missing after an update. To isolate your issue, we'd like to clarify a few things:

• When you hover your mouse over your taskbar or Start menu, are you seeing the icons for your apps?
• Have you tried searching for a specific app and check if it will appear on the search results?

Meanwhile, we suggest that you repair and reset your applications using the steps shared by Meliton Dec on this

thread about restoring missing apps.

Let us know if you need further assistance.