Fix the loss of tile icons in Windows 10 Start Menu

The tiles are what appear on the Start Menu. If you have applications, the Start Menu will basically be just a list of these applications and take up a lot of space on your computer. However, for some users, the tile icons on the Start Menu seem to have disappeared. Application tiles are still kept in their original positions and if you move the cursor over these positions, you will be able to read the name of the corresponding application. However, the icons do not appear. Here are some ways to fix missing tile icons on the Start Menu in Windows 10.

Change the tile size

Right-click on the tile with the missing icon and from the context menu, switch to resize . Change the size of the icon to anything. This causes tile to appear again. Restart your system to see if the fix is ​​working after restarting.

Create application shortcut in the Start Menu folder

For applications that are missing tile icons, locate their EXE files and create shortcuts for them on the screen. Next, go to the following location:

 C: Users [UserName] AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms 

Copy and paste the shortcut to the location above. Perform this operation for all applications without the tile icon. If a shortcut appears in the Start Menu folder, you should replace it with the new one. If there is no shortcut, go ahead and paste it here.

Use Startup Repair Tool

Download Microsoft's Startup Repair Tool and run to see if it can fix the problem. It can tell you that your database is broken and unfortunately there is no easy way to rebuild this database. Even Microsoft recommends that you create a new user to fix the problem. But before you do this, try the other remedies below.

Use the PowerShell script

Open Notepad and paste the following into Notepad. Save it with the BAT extension, and then run the file with administrative rights. Your taskbar will disappear for a while, but don't worry, it's just restarting Explorer.exe . When the taskbar is back, restart the system and check if the tile icons are back.

 @echo offtaskkill / f / im explorer.exe 
 taskkill / f / im shellexperiencehost.exe 
 timeout / t 3 / NOBREAK> nul 
 del% localappdata% PackagesMicrosoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewyTempState * / q 
 timeout / t 2 / NOBREAK> nul 
 start explorer 
 @echo on 

Use Command Prompt - Command prompt

Open Command Prompt with administrative rights. You should close everything else at this time. The commands that you are about to execute will take a bit of time and the Explorer.exe process will be terminated making it more difficult to switch between applications.

Run the following commands, one by one.

 DISM.exe / Online / Cleanup-image / Scanhealth 

Next is:

 DISM.exe / online / cleanup-image / restorehealth 

Then comes:

 sfc / scannow 

This can fix the corrupted system files. It will take some time to complete. Once completed, restart your system. If the sfc / scannow tool tells you it can't fix corrupted files, you may have encountered a more serious problem. The only way is to reset the PC or create a new user and move your file there.

See more:

1. Tips or help you master the Start Menu on Windows 10
2. Back up Start Menu settings on Windows 10
3. Customize and restore Start Menu Windows 10 by default