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...

start menu issue

windows 11

paulpchou
Feb 20, 2025
I found a fix.
I placed the following commands to Notepad:
ech0 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
ech0 on
Saved the file as ClearTileCache.bat and opened it. Issue is gone.

Allison_DeleonE

Iron Contributor

Feb 19, 2025

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.

paulpchou

Iron Contributor

Feb 20, 2025

I found a fix.

I placed the following commands to Notepad:

ech0 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