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The company has narrowed the issue to a recent Windows 11, version 22H2 update,KB5028254.

And while the company has acknowledged the issue, it has categorically indicated it’s not at fault.

Start menu in Windows 11

The issue seems to be on the third-party software developers' end.

Essentially, third-party UI customization apps are designed to enhance and improve the visual appearance of the operating system.

At this time, Microsoft has already identified ExplorerPatcher as one of the platforms impacted by the issue.

Windows 11 Start menu

The known affected third-party UI customization app is ExplorerPatcher but others might also be affected.

To this end, there’s no fix available for this issue.

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