Apps does not list all the softwares installed in system

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Carox

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Hello,
I have a sony vaio laptop which came with a pre-installed windows 8 OS. I recently upgraded it to windows 8.1. After the upgrade, I have observed that many softwares that are actually installed on the system are not listed in the apps list, such as Microsoft office, autocad, freemake, etc. It becomes really inconvenient to open any new file of these softwares.
Can anyone help me fix this issue?
Thank You​

 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win8.1.1 enterprise
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Hinze57
    CPU
    AMD FX 6100 6core 3.30gHz
    Motherboard
    gigibyte ga-78lmy-s2p
    Memory
    4gig ddr3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radon hd5000 Series
    Sound Card
    onboard realtek hd
    Monitor(s) Displays
    19" viewsonic/ 22"Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    128gig ssd Kingston
    80gig WD 10000 rpm spinner
    Case
    micro
    Keyboard
    microsoft curve 200
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless M215
    Internet Speed
    high speed 20
    Browser
    ie 11
    Antivirus
    windows defender
    Other Info
    updated enterprise apr 2/14
Hello,
Thnx for your help!
But I just want to clarify that I cant see a few softwares listed in my "apps" list (. I dont have problems with start screen. View attachment 44502 (this image is not from my system, i have downloaded this from internet.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
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A picture ?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
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    Extended Model 2
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    Browser
    Opera 24.0
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    Avast Internet Security
Carox said:
Hello,
Thnx for your help!
But I just want to clarify that I cant see a few softwares listed in my "apps" list (. I dont have problems with start screen. View attachment 44502 (this image is not from my system, i have downloaded this from internet.
Click to expand...

as already said link not working ,if you downloaded programs and installed them and there is no icon in allapps or start screen ,then you can go to the program Files folder on C:\,and find the folder of the app you installed and right click on it .exe run file and pin it to start,if that is not you issue then Im lost!!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win8.1.1 enterprise
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Hinze57
    CPU
    AMD FX 6100 6core 3.30gHz
    Motherboard
    gigibyte ga-78lmy-s2p
    Memory
    4gig ddr3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radon hd5000 Series
    Sound Card
    onboard realtek hd
    Monitor(s) Displays
    19" viewsonic/ 22"Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    128gig ssd Kingston
    80gig WD 10000 rpm spinner
    Case
    micro
    Keyboard
    microsoft curve 200
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless M215
    Internet Speed
    high speed 20
    Browser
    ie 11
    Antivirus
    windows defender
    Other Info
    updated enterprise apr 2/14
Hello,
Thnx for your replies.. I am sorry about the attachment. I have reattached it (refer file name - app screen). I dont have any problem with my start screen. I am facing problems with "Apps List" where all the applications installed on the computer should be found; the "Apps list" which is accessed by clicking on the down arrow that appears on the lower left corner of the start screen.
My problem is that despite the fact softwares are installed on my system, a FEW of them dont appear in the "Apps List", such as microsoft office, google drive, freemake, etc. I can pin these particular softwares to the start screen from accessing this link - C:\Program Files (x86). But I dont wish to pin them to start screen, I wish to see them is "Apps List". :cry:
On Caperjack's Suggestion, when I accessed this link - C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu, I made following observation:
For softwares which does not appear on the "apps list" (though they are installed on the system) such as google drive, the specific icon of the software does not display, instead a general blank icon appears (refer picture 1b). For softwares which appear on the "apps list" such as AVG, the specific icon of the software do appear. (refer picture 2).
Note: The softwares which does not appear in apps list work perfectly fine otherwise.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
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