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paulpchou
Feb 19, 2025Iron Contributor
Windows 11 duplicate start menu app icons
hi all: I have an issue where, after installing the latest cumulative update for the Dev channel offered in Windows update, I noticed that there are duplicate start menu app icons. Please see the at...
- Feb 21, 2025
I found a fix.
I placed the following commands to Notepad:
echo off
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
taskkill /f /im shellexperiencehost.exe
timeout /t 3 /NOBREAK > nul
del %localappdata%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\* /q
timeout /t 2 /NOBREAK > nul
start explorer
echo on
Saved the file as ClearTileCache.bat and opened it. Issue is gone.
Allison_DeleonE
Feb 20, 2025Iron Contributor
Since you are using the Dev channel, you could also report this issue through the Feedback Hub if none of the above solutions work. Microsoft often addresses issues reported by users in future updates.
- paulpchouFeb 21, 2025Iron Contributor
I found a fix.
I placed the following commands to Notepad:
echo off
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
taskkill /f /im shellexperiencehost.exe
timeout /t 3 /NOBREAK > nul
del %localappdata%\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\* /q
timeout /t 2 /NOBREAK > nul
start explorer
echo on
Saved the file as ClearTileCache.bat and opened it. Issue is gone.
- paulpchouFeb 20, 2025Iron Contributor
hi,
You have no solutions or fixes?