Windows 10: Most desktop app icons missing from the Start screen

My problem is similar to yours, but it seems I am less lucky. I have random icons showing/not showing from both ProgramData and AppData. I have reinstalled Windows 10 Pro (production), and it still doesn't work.

I'll try those 3 sugestions (icon cash, index rebuild, flagging items) and post the results.

 

Hi!

As I've mentioned before, my issue is quite similar to the one that had been previously reported. The difference is that I have random entries showing/not showing from both All Users and "User". I've tried the 3 methods above, and later I reinstalled Windows. The problem is still the same.
I'm still gonna try the "recreate" method you posted later, but I have about 150-200 missing entries. That Powershell command you mentioned would really come in handy.

Best regards,

 

how can you open these folders considering they are shortcuts
that are not shortcuts but something else
and they won't let you open them?

 

Some icons on my start screen are just blank,that all white icon that looks like a piece of paper.Anybody know why?

 

Any fix to this issue? I still have this problem on win 10 home following an upgrade from 8.1.

I have tried rebuilding the icon cache, thumbnail cache, SFC Scannow, remove and reinstall software, copying shortcuts from the different start menus (roaming vs all users)

All to no effect.....

 

I have tried all that, too, and nothing has worked. I ended up installing Classic Shell. It won't show the Metro-style right pane, but at least all the icons are there.

Regards,