Windows 10: Start menu shortcuts doesn't work

After installing Creators Update, programs shortcuts already uninstalled continues to show on start menu. For example, I uninstalled Forza Motorsport 6, and if I type "Forza..." in the start menu, the shortcut appears and if I click nothing happens, either with the left button or the right button. Also, if I try to add a shortcut manually by adding it to the "C: \ Users \ ... \ AppData \ Roaming \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Start Menu", it does not appear when typing on the start menu. The shortcuts of the uninstalled programs do not disappear from start menu and the new ones do not appear. However, programs installed with an installer can add their shortcuts to the start menu.

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Windows 10 Anniversary corrupt All apps list

I've copied my programs and files from my old computer including shortcuts to the start menu folders in programdata and appdata.

The shortcuts don't work on my account as the app list will not update, and even has shortcuts that have been deleted already but still are there for some reason e.g. there is an AirVPN shortcut on the all apps list on my account, but the shortcut was deleted
and it was never installed.

The shortcuts do, however, work on a new user account.

sfc /scannow finds no integrity violations.

index rebuilding doesn't seem to work.

deleting the start menu shortcuts doesn't work.

restarting explorer or rebooting doesn't work.

how can i refresh the all apps list?

 

How to pin shortcut to start menu.

This doesn't work if it is a shortcut that's on the desktop. There is no 'pin to start' option on the pop-up menu.

 

Make a new account and see if it persists

 

It happens in the new account too

 

Try running sfc /scannow from an admin command prompt. You could also try Classic Shell (CS) - configure it so mouse hover opens CS and mouse click opens the Start Menu and you can choose which menu to use.

 

sfc /scannow found no issues.

It is possible that removing Cortana/SearchUI.exe caused it? I did some tricks i found somewhere i don't remember now, but now i'm not sure if it was safe.

 

Hello helloshock, *Smile

If you like, you could try doing a repair install to fix this without losing anything.

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