Same here, to be honest the whole layout feels like a mess and not very intuitive. I've spent ages looking for options that very simple to find in previous versions. Honestly feels like a step backwards.
Same issue here, Windows 10 Pro 21H1, only have Start 10 and Fences installed. Icons randomly dissappear or don't show at all, sometimes restarting explorer gets them back. unistalling or disabling Fences resolves the problem.
I noticed that if I unchecked "Disable translucency" in the config menu of Start8 the problem resolves itself, even when re-enabling translucency. So looks like it could be translucency related. I'm going to leave transluceny on and see if/when it happens again.
If I minimise any windows I get this
I've cleared the icon cache twice in the last week, but the problem persists. Although I now have a different issue. The icons stay ok, but the menu has other issues.
Just realised I was still on version 1.0, now updated to 1.03, so will see how it goes.
Well, the problem has returned. I already have the ms update installed and only seems to affect the "All Programs" part of the menu.