Windows 10: What happened to my start menu?

When I clicked on my Start menu, normally I would see the multiple groups and apps I pinned to Start. Such as calculator, notepad, etc. However, everything was gone. It looked like it resetted all of the apps I had pinned. I could see the default apps pinned and the Start settings reset (e.g. more tiles on Start was disabled.) Is this a new glitch?


I don't know when this happened, but from my past activity it could be one of the following:


-Restarted Windows Explorer

-Signing out of Windows

-Installing a new program (f.lux)


I think it might've been restarting Windows Explorer, since it wasn't responding.


I repinned all of my apps back again, although I don't want this to happen again.


Another thing I noticed was every app said "New"(some don't since I reopened/pinned them on Start again.)



Edit:

Any apps on my desktop I try to pin to Start, it doesn't appear anywhere as a tile but the Recently Added column adds it as a "new" app.

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Start Menu

Hi,

To pin a website to Start, see the steps below:

• Click on the ellipsis button (three vertical dots) at the upper-right corner of the page >
  Pin this page to Start.
• After doing that, the page should show up on the Start menu as one of the tiles.

Let us know what happens after following the steps.

 

missing icons in start menu

Hi Wickiwizard,

It is possible that the icon of your apps in Start menu is missing due to a corrupted system files. To provide you the accurate resolution, kindly answer the following questions:

• Have you made any recent changes prior to this issue?
• Does this happen only with icons in Start menu?
• What troubleshooting steps you've done so far?

Meanwhile, we suggest that you perform the steps in this
article on how to troubleshoot problems with Start menu or Cortana.

If the issue still persists, we recommend that you follow the suggestion shared by
Meliton Dec on this thread.
The given troubleshooting steps will help repair or reset not only missing apps but also lost icon.

Keep us posted if you need additional help.

 

Windows 10 Start menu is empty

Hi. Steps 1 and 2 didn't do much but step 3 has restored what looks like the list of original Microsoft apps but no sign of any of the many apps I have installed. And there are no tiles in the start menu. Any suggestions please?