Programs on start menu disappeared

There is so much misinformation on the Web, we wanted to clear up this stuff about Event Viewer. After the latest windows 10 upgrade I lost my windows menu. I tried the tablet mode but that did not work at all.

I can right click on the start button an it works but not the left click to get the menu. Any other suggestions I might be able to do would be greatly appreciated. Can you post a screen shot?

To make a long story short I was at the end of my rope in trying to get my computer working again. I tried the repair angle an that did some good but still no menu at all plus some files would not come up either. What I did was initiated a new restore point an restored my operating system to that point, which was before the big upgrade from Microsoft. Everything seems to be working fine again. I am so grateful for that. I have the same question Report abuse.

Details required :. Cancel Submit. Previous Next. Press Windows logo key on the keyboard and check if All apps option is located in the bottom left corner of the Start menu window. If yes, click on All apps and check if the apps and programs installed on the PC is listed. Thank you. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site.

In reply to A. User's post on May 25, I have the same problem as the user above I think and the remedy you suggest doesn't work, as you suggest to do exactly the thing that isn't working: I Press Windows logo key on the keyboard and there is NO All apps option in the list.

I would be grateful for an alternative suggestion. In reply to valerianella's post on June 1, Hi, I apologize for not addressing you in a timely manner. Press Windows key and X at the same time. Choose Command Prompt Admin from the context menu. Exit command prompt. After install, shortcuts for MyApplication 2 were reduced, but still the missing shortcuts were not included in All apps.

Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help. If you have feedback for TechNet Subscriber Support, contact tnmff microsoft. Are you sure you have picked the right subkey to tweak that way? Also, I'm curious but don't have your customization to try this with, can you navigate to your customized subfolder hierarchy by using the shell: prefix? Do you leave the Common Start Menu variable name in its usual place to make that work?

Then it would appear that the extra subkeys in the registry to try to match the external representation would be superfluous and in fact may be causing confusion.

Thanks for the advise. I have added the shortcuts as you have mentioned and re-logged but to no avail. Hi Robert,. Is this what you meant? So, my speculation was: did it really need the stuff you added in the registry to do that? There are a number of reasons why programs go missing from the Start Menu after upgrading to Windows 10 - I'll try and shed some light. If a program is not compatible with Windows 10 , it will not be imported when you proceed with the Windows 10 upgrade. This is especially true with some antivirus programs.

To get around this problem, you can download the latest version of the program online the Internet and hope that it is compatible with Windows If not, you will need to find a replacement program that performs a similar function which is compatible with Windows I have written about this before; please refer to this article.

Early versions of Windows 10 did not display all Start Menu items if there are more than items in the Start Menu.

Reports suggest that this bug has been fixed, with the limit increased to You can determine if you are affected by this bug if you do the following: click Start, type in "powershell" no quotes , then click the Power Shell icon when it appears. Next, highlight the text below with your mouse:. Right click the highlighted text and select Copy from the dialogue menu.

Go back to the Power Shell and right click in the middle of the window, then select Paste, then press Enter on the keyboard. If you see any numbers greater than , then you may be affected by this bug. In that case, it is recommended you check for Windows Updates and download any updates that are available, which will increase this limit to