Duplicate Program Icons in Windows 10 Start Menu [Tutorial]
56Duplicate Program Icons in Windows 10 Start Menu [Tutorial]
Powershell Command (Based on "C:" being drive where Windows is installed):
C:\Windows\System32\tdlrecover.exe -reregister -resetlayout -resetcache
Some reports have stated that users are finding duplicate entries for programs in the Start Menu. This glitch can be caused due to a number of factors. It includes incomplete installations, corrupt installations, and more. The down part of this glitch is the fact that in some cases you see only one icon for the respective program in the Start Menu shortcuts folder.
A new glitch has hit Windows 10 and some users may experience this minor, yet, irritating issue. There are duplicate entries for the same application in the Windows 10 Start Menu. There are many possible reasons behind this glitch. It can be incomplete or corrupt installations. Not every program will show duplicate entries. Some programs will behave normally. So, it is very difficult to figure out the exact reason. However, you can check out the following tips, in case, you are stuck with this issue.
Open your Windows 10 Start Menu, check if there are multiple entries for the same application. If so, then you can remove them by deleting the duplicate entries, resetting the TileDataLayer cache, clearing junk files and registry entries, running the Windows 10 Start Menu troubleshooter.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba,Lenovo, and Samsung).