Sort Programs in StartMenu

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Is there a way to (alphabetically or in other way) to sort program list in the Start=>Programs menu?

When installing / uninstalling programs this menu is added-removed, but not sorted, and sometimes takes time to find a nested program in this list.

I have Windows XP, but think the same situation could be applied and on the other versions of Windows.

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Are you talking about the most-used list that appears upon clicking the Start button, or are you talking about the all programs menu?
Won't apply to Vista and later versions of Windows as those auto-sort the list (if you're using it at all; I don't think of a sensible reason to do so, given the search box, though).
Your image is broken. Do you have the original that you could reupload? Thanks.

Gareth · Answer 1 · 2011-10-10 03:25:54Z

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XP:
Right-click on any item in the "programs" list, and select "Sort by name"

(Sort by name image)

Later versions of windows:
Automatically sorted by name

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answered Mar 26 '10 at 9:30

see updated image. Only Open and Explore commands available. – serhio Mar 26 '10 at 10:57

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@serhio - you have to click on an element inside the programs, not on "programs" directly. – Gnoupi Mar 26 '10 at 11:00

@Gnoupi: I need to sort programs, not a program. I find the solution, see my answer. – serhio Mar 26 '10 at 11:10

Ah, OK, undertstood. give the same result as my solution. your image is not very comprehensible however. – serhio Mar 26 '10 at 11:15

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serhio · Answer 2 · 2010-03-26 11:09:09Z

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Find it!

RightClick on the task bar=>`Properties`=>`StartMenu`=>`Customize`=>`Sort`

answered Mar 26 '10 at 11:09

serhio
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This solution works only with a Windows classic start menu, though. – Gnoupi Mar 26 '10 at 14:21

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