Scoop: Windows 10 April 2018 Update Removes Scoop Shortcuts from Start Menu

[SlvrEagle23]

I just updated my Win10 installation to the newest update (April 2018), and in the process, the shortcuts to my Scoop-installed apps were wiped from the Start menu. Not only is the "Scoop apps" folder missing entirely from the start menu, but the tiles pinned to the right side of the start menu have been removed as well.

Looking at the filesystem, it appears nothing has changed with the ~/scoop/ directory itself. The shims are still there and in place.

I'm not seeing any command that will easily allow me to re-establish these shortcuts, without simply uninstalling and reinstalling every application managed by Scoop.

Further research: Updating an existing application that _does_ have a new version will result in the Start menu link being recreated, but updating apps that _do not_ have new versions will not. The only apparent resolution at this point for the latter group of apps is to uninstall/reinstall them.

[rasa]

Running scoop reset appname should recreate the start menu shortcuts. Have you tried that?

[Stanzilla]

Windows likes to wipe parts of the registry during upgrades, usually it only happens for Insider upgrades for me but here you go https://aka.ms/AA16137

[SlvrEagle23]

@rasa Ah, it appears scoop reset does re-establish the shortcut if it's missing. I didn't know that was what it did.

[rasa]

In fact, scoop reset * should restore all the shortcuts.

[filipworksworks]

didn't happen for me

[se35710]

@rasa Maybe there should be a -g option for scoop reset * which only updates global apps? Not sure if there will be permission errors if running sudo scoop reset *, which in fact reset all apps, global or not.

[rasa]

scoop reset * already handles global apps, so it doesn’t need a -g option.

[rasa]

The issue appears to be resolved. If not, please reopen.

[raikesy]

This just happened to me with the "October" update. scoop reset * does seem to fix it, but shouldn't this issue stay open until this stops happening altogether, not just a workaround identified?

[2377671184]

I had the same problem after updating to 1909 , and scoop reset * did solve it.

[walterlv]

I think this issue should not be fixed manually but be fixed automatically.

I'm a Windows 10 Insider Preview user so my windows update performs every week. If scoop does not fix this automatically, I have to run scoop reset * every week and this is not convenient.

[Stanzilla]

agree, maybe some sort of maintenance service? But I mean clearly, this should be fixed in Windows.

[r15ch13]

I don't understand why Windows removes the Scoop Apps directory. I also can't find anything about windows deleting a directory from the start menu. Maybe it requires a registry entry somewhere? If someone would create a Directory manually, would it get deleted too?