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I accidentally deleted my AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu directory; apparently though this is the directory Cortana uses to discover application shortcuts so you can search Cortana for an app.

How can I "discover" all the installed programs on my computer and add/create the start menu shortcuts? Obviously I prefer not to attempt this by hand.

I have Windows 10.

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    I don't know the exact answer, but would it be possible to use something like Piriform Recuva to recover the missing directories and files?
    – spikey_richie
    Oct 26, 2017 at 15:13
  • Add it as an official answer so I can upvote it and mark it for you, it's not..."perfect" but it made the job a lot shorter
    – Brian Deragon
    Nov 8, 2017 at 15:00

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A possible option would be to use Piriform Recuva, and restore the missing files and folders.

https://www.piriform.com/recuva

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