Windows 10: Refresh All Apps

Not all my applications are found in the Windows 10 All Apps list by the Start button. How can I refresh it, or add new apps and programs to it?

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Start Menu will not Refresh All Apps

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft community and welcome to windows 10 family. We will help you resolve the issue as soon as possible.


Provide the following information to assist you further:

1. Did you login to Microsoft account and check?

2. Do you get any error message when you tried to open the shortcuts?

Perform System File Check (SFC), and then check if this fixes the issue.

Follow the steps:

a. Press “Windows Key + Q” to open Charms Bar.

b. Type “cmd” without quotes in the search box.

c. On the left pane, right click on the “cmd” option and select “Run as Administrator”.

d. Type ‘sfc /scannow’ without quotes and hit enter.

If the issue still persist try creating a new user account
and check. Check the link below:

Create new user account:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/getstarted-set-up-accounts

Hope this helps. Do get back to us with the above information to assist you further, We are happy to help.

 

Start Menu will not Refresh All Apps

1. Yes.

2. No - It doesn't open anything if the shortcut no longer exists.

I tried the SFC thing, but it didn't end up fixing anything.

I created a new user account and on THAT account, the start menu shows up perfectly fine, but on my main microsoft account, it's still not refreshed.

 

hello, just a quick question ,if the apps dont show in all apps, how do you access/open your apps

 

You can resize the start menu by clicking and dragging the edges , you can drag you programs/apps you use and drop them in one of the boxes.

 

Right click on Start, open 'Run', type shell:appsfolder then press Enter.
All your applications should be in there, if they're not, there's something else wrong.

 

I search for them in windows explorer and put the frequent ones on my toolbar

 

This sort of worked. I think there are still some executables missing. If they are in a Program Files folder, should they be in the appsfolder?

 

Not necessarily. If you have a portable app that you launch just by clicking the .exe it will not show up there.

If however you add a shortcut for it to Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs in %appdata% or %programdata% directory then it will also appear in shell:appsfolder.

Does this match what you are seeing or do you have an example of one that is missing?

 

I guess I'll have to add some of the shortcuts. One of the downsides of Windows 10, I guess. I would have expected ALL programs to show up on the Start menu. I have shortcuts for most everything somewhere on my desktop or the taskbar. I'm trying to consolidate all the programs I have on my hard drive in one place.

 

likely reason why all the programs don't show in start menu [and I think they do if you go to all apps]is that insiders who ran win10 preview for a year or so before its release ,wanted control of what got/they put in the start menu.

but I could be wrong.......again

 

If you install Classic Shell, it should show all of the new style apps under the Apps menu from which you can pin, create a shortcut or uninstall the apps.

 

Interesting, I'll check it out.

 

I have Windows 10 and want to make it work, as it does have some features I like. But thanks.

 

Well Hallelujah, this actually worked. I put the shortcut where you said, and it showed up on the Start Menu


Thanks.