Windows 10: Problem with tiles in Start screen

I have had this problem with Start screen tiles for some months. I had hoped it might go away with a either updates or some repairs to the Store or resets, but it persists. A proportion of the tiles, perhaps about 20%, are either completely blank or just show the text name of the app. The blank ones are the biggest nuisance, as I have to keep clicking them until I finally land on the one(s) I want. Some are or were live tiles, but no longer display anything.

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live tile is not updating

I solved my live tile problem by opening every single app and turning off the live tile feature within the app for the apps that I don't place on the start screen. Now the live tiles on the start screen are working again.

 

Microsoft 950 - lost phone tile on start screen

Sorry, but the problem is that the tile has vanished from the start screen (sorry, I used the word icon when I meant tile).

I can't unpin something that isn't there, and I cannot re-pin it as the option is greyed out!

 

Have you updated your graphics drivers recently? Some older drivers have been known to cause issues with Start menu & Start screen tiles.

 

All drivers are reported as up-to-date.

 

If you don't have a system restore point or a disk image you can restore your system from...then

maybe
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Windows 10: How to fix blank tiles on Start Menu

Create a system restore point and preferably a disk image before trying this for your own security.
(The routine use of disk imaging is strongly recommended here - e.g. Macrium Reflect (free) - lets you have a second chance by allowing you to restore your system to one of a number of previously working states without technical help).

 

My current Restore Points are all set after the tiles issue appeared. I have an EaseUsToDo backup but this seems a hammer to crack a nut. I tried the PowerShell command a couple of times' ---- It generated several pages in red ink, I spotted references to 'error' and 'file does not exist'.

 

Can you confirm you ran Powershell as admin?

and there's
Fix Windows 10 Start menu problems with Microsoft's new troubleshooter tool

 

Thanks again. I used Powershell Admin, I always do as well as Command Prompt Admin. I have not found any point in not using them as Administrator, but I suppose there is though I have not found it yet..

I tried the Troubleshooter but as usual it could not find any problem. I have used Troubleshooters a score of times, never with any success apart from curing a corrupt Store cache when I had Windows 8.1 more than a year ago.

I have seen some advice to replace the Start screen with one of the replacements like StarDock, which I might do if the problem gets worse. I have just installed two new apps, both of which have blank tiles.

 

Hello clayto, *Smile

If you haven't already, you might see if resetting your Start layout back to default may help.

Start Layout - Reset in Windows 10