Windows 10: Start menu search does not show installed apps

Discus and support Start menu search does not show installed apps in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; My start menu does not show any installed apps such as VLC, steam or you name it. It does show up things like calculator but for the most part it does... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by pezhmank, Dec 18, 2017.

  1. pezhmank Win User

    Start menu search does not show installed apps


    My start menu does not show any installed apps such as VLC, steam or you name it. It does show up things like calculator but for the most part it does not show any installed apps. I did not mess with the indexing option and dont know what im missing here. How do I have my start menu search to show installed apps?

    :)
     
    pezhmank, Dec 18, 2017
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  2. Kougeru Win User

    Search in Start menu does not show installed apps

    It's been nearly a week. I've done a full clean install, same issue. I've rebuilt my Index 5 times. I've done every fix listed on these forums and several others. I'm up-to-date. Search STILL refuses to find 90% of the programs I've installed manually.
    It only sees like 3. Only those 3 even show up on the All Apps list. Oddly, search detects the folders and OTHER files, but refuses to see the actual launch files, the .exe.

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    Kougeru, Dec 18, 2017
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  3. Search in Start menu does not show installed apps

    Same issue here.

    Tried the above solutions with no luck.

    I'm using an activated version of Win10 with Cortana disabled.
     
    Lars Jakob Jensen, Dec 18, 2017
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  4. pezhmank Win User

    Start menu search does not show installed apps

    somehow this issue I think has been partially fixed if not fully by a windows update. I cant find how to remove this post as it no longer needs a response.
     
    pezhmank, Dec 18, 2017
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  5. mrgeek Win User
    I don't think you can delete but you did the right thing to mark Solved.
    It may not have had anything to do with your initial problem but you have a few options as to what you see here - Settings/Personalization/Start


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    mrgeek, Apr 4, 2018
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