How To Fix Missing Tile Icons On The Start Menu On Windows 10

Right-click a tile that has a missing icon and from the context menu, go to resize. Change the size of the icon to anything that isn't currently selected. This ought to get the tile to appear again. Restart your system to see if the fix works after a reboot.

1. How do I get my tiles back on the Start menu?
2. How do I add tiles to the Start menu in Windows 10?
3. How do I fix missing icons in the taskbar and Start menu?
4. How do I restore the Start menu in Windows 10?
5. How do I get the Classic Start menu in Windows 10?
6. How do I restore the normal desktop in Windows 10?
7. How do I get my screen back to normal?
8. How do I get my Windows 10 desktop back to normal?
9. How do I add a shortcut to the Start menu in Windows 10?
10. How do I get live tiles on my desktop Windows 10?

How do I get my tiles back on the Start menu?

Just head to Settings > Personalization > Start and turn on the “Show more tiles on Start” option. With the “Show more tiles on Start” option on, you can see that the tile column has expanded by the width of one medium-sized tile.

How do I add tiles to the Start menu in Windows 10?

Pin and unpin tiles

To pin an app to the right panel of the Start menu as a tile, find the app in the center-left panel of the Start menu and right-click it. Click Pin to Start, or drag and drop it into the tile section of the Start menu.

How do I fix missing icons in the taskbar and Start menu?

In most other cases, the problem of missing or disappearing Taskbar Icons can be fixed by Restarting File Explorer and Clearing the App Icon Cache.
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Taskbar Icons Missing in Windows 10

1. Disable Tablet Mode. ...
2. Restart Windows Explorer. ...
3. Clear App Icon Cache. ...
4. Remove Temporary Files. ...
5. Reinstall Taskbar Apps. ...
6. RUN SFC Command.

How do I restore the Start menu in Windows 10?

Reset the start menu layout in Windows 10

1. Open an elevated command prompt as outlined above.
2. Type cd /d %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\ and hit enter to switch to that directory.
3. Exit Explorer. ...
4. Run the following two commands afterwards. ...
5. del appsfolder.menu.itemdata-ms.
6. del appsfolder.menu.itemdata-ms.bak.

How do I get the Classic Start menu in Windows 10?

Click on the Start button and search for classic shell. Open the topmost result of your search. Select the Start menu view between Classic, Classic with two columns and Windows 7 style. Hit the OK button.

How do I restore the normal desktop in Windows 10?

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1. Click or tap the Start button.
2. Open the Settings application.
3. Click or tap on "System"
4. In the pane on the left of the screen scroll all the way to the bottom until you see "Tablet Mode"
5. Ensure the toggle is set to off to your preference.

How do I get my screen back to normal?

Swipe the screen to the left to get to the All tab. Scroll down until you locate the currently running home screen. Scroll down until you see the Clear Defaults button (Figure A). Tap Clear Defaults.

How do I get my Windows 10 desktop back to normal?

How Do I Get My Desktop Back to Normal on Windows 10

1. Press Windows key and I key together to open Settings.
2. In the pop-up window, choose System to continue.
3. On the left panel, choose Tablet Mode.
4. Check Don't ask me and don't switch.

How do I add a shortcut to the Start menu in Windows 10?

The rest of the process is straightforward. Right-click and choose New > Shortcut. Enter the full path of the executable file or ms-settings shortcut you want to add (as in the example shown here), click Next, and then enter a name for the shortcut. Repeat this process for any other shortcuts you want to add.

How do I get live tiles on my desktop Windows 10?

You can pin Live tiles to the desktop in Windows10 by dragging from start menu and dropping in on the desktop. However, the live tiles will be displayed as normal tiles.