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Software disappeared from start menu/search but file/folder available
I am using my laptop (Asus U46SV 8 gb ram) which I recently installed Crucial m4 512 gb for 3 days now. Windows is working fine but programs are gone/disappeared from start menu. Also from the quick launch bar. A lot of programs have disappeared, including windows programs like paint, snipping tool. I have no idea why. I've included a screenshot of the start menu. Even weirder when I use the search function, I can't find it. However, if I open windows explorer go to program files, I can manually find the program and launch it. Though the program icon has changed to a generic non-icon. I noticed it this morning when my logitech mouse failed to detect.
Any ideas why this happens?