After installing Diablo 1 on a Windows 11 PC, the “Recommended” section of the Windows 11 Start Menu goes blank after restarting the PC. The only way to have it populate again is to restart the “StartMenuExperienceHost.exe” service, which will have it populate for the session and then will go blank again after restarting the PC. A permanent fix is only reinstalling Windows or resetting the PC.
This doesn’t happen with Starcraft or Warcraft 1, nor World of Warcraft or any other games I’ve tested with. Once the problem occurs, it will persist even if the game and Battle.net launcher is completely uninstalled. This is happening on multiple devices and is reproducible nearly every time.