The Start Menu is the Windows menu introduced in Windows 95 as the default gateway to installed applications and the operating system.
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The Windows 7 Start Menu contains only one icon, can not removed
Now my Windows 7 start menu contains only one icon, I can not remove it by clicking the "Remove from the list" context menu item. I set the "store and display recently opened programs in the Start ...
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Windows 8 tiles show up blank
Why is this happening and how can I fix it?
I tried turning live updates in tiles on and off but that didn't work. Reinstalling apps also didn't work.
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Set the Start Menu to default-select the first item on the list?
I love the Start menu Search in Windows 7.
Usually, for me, the first search result is always the one I want, but annoyingly, the default selection is always "Show more results". I understand why ...
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Windows Server 2012 start icon (button)
How can I create a desktop or start bar icon which would should show the Start Menu in Windows
Server 2012?
I having multiple remote connections in small windows (not full screen) and hovering the ...
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Customizing Windows 8 Live Tiles [duplicate]
In Windows 8, the majority of my 'tiles' on my start screen (please correct my terminology if I'm misusing these) are not the fancy 'live tiles'. They're just shortcuts to applications that will run ...
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Start menu links to folders instead of libraries
By default, in Windows 7 start menu the item "Documents" opens a library containing current user's documents folder and public documents. I'd like to change that behavior to open current user's ...
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Windows Right Click Start Menu [closed]
I am looking for an existing piece of freeware that converts the right-click context menu into a start menu.
I am not shopping, I am asking to see if anyone heard of any old or new freeware that does ...
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Windows 7 Start Menu Search Box missing
I have restarted my windows 7 ultimate x32 OS for couple of times and i still cannot see searchbox in my start menu. I searched it little bit and i applied this solution but it still doesn't appear.
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Folder Names on Start Menu then its directory
Is there any way I can make Windows Server 2003 show the name of folder I opened on Start Menu then whole directory of it, e.g. now I got 4 folders opened and they all showing me this,
C:\Documents ...
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Reset Windows 7 start menu learned order
Since upgrading from Vista to Windows 7 the start menu is unable to learn what I look for when I type to search. It actually works for most items (and all newly installed programs for example). But ...
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Disable recent list in Windows 7 start menu only for certain programs
I know that one can disable listing recently used programs in the Windows 7 start menu. I do not want to do this. I need to disable showing recent opening only for a specific program. Can this be ...
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'All Programs' Shortcuts are missing
Using Windows 7, when I go to Start -> All Programs I can see the full structure and all of the shortcuts, but when I click on one, nothing happens. I navigated to:
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How can I duplicate Windows 7 task bar - WITH clock, notification, and start bar on extended desktop?
Windows 8 was a bust, enabled duplicate task bars but no notification area. I've tried UltraMon, and saw some other software but nothing actually duplicates the notification area on an extended ...
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Have Start button back in Windows 8? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I turn off Modern UI and get the old Start Menu back in Windows 8?
Is it possible to make start menu open by "Start" button in Windows 8?
Interface when some ...
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Windows 8 Start Menu - sometimes it's still got my last search populated?
I've been using Windows 8 across a number of different workstations and VMs, and noticed a strange behaviour with the start menu that I'm starting to think is a bug.
In Windows 7, the quickest way to ...
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Program (still) does not show up in windows 7 recent programs
I use Wunderlist (v2) a lot. I would like it to show up in my recent programs list on Windows 7, and I don't want to pin it to the top. But no matter how many times I run it, it does not show up on my ...
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Unable to find Word and PowerPoint in start menu seach
I've recently got a new computer, and was tasked with some basic configuration.
I've created 4 accounts, all of them administrators.
On one of them, I've created taskbar and desktop shortcuts for ...
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Why are my Administrative Tools not showing after my upgrade from Windows 7?
I'm trying to show my Administrative Tools in the Start menu of my newly upgraded Windows 8 Pro computer. It was initially on Windows 7 Pro.
I have gone into Settings » Tiles » Show Administrative ...
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Windows 7 - Program wants to create shortcuts in C:\ProgramData when installed
I am trying to install a program in Windows 7, the program wants to install Start Menu shortcuts in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs. However, the installation fails and the error ...
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Windows 7 Start Menu: classic-like (no 3rd-party software)
I want my Start Menu to look like the old classic ones (without the use of third-party software, if possible).
These are all the steps I've taken so far:
Computer Properties → Advanced system ...
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Is there a way to customize items on the right side of start menu in Windows 7?
OK I know I can right click on it and select properties...
But it only allows me to decide whether an item is shown or hidden.
What I want is, adjust item position on the start menu right side.
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Change Windows 7 start menu height depending on monitor size?
I know I can change the height of the Windows 7 Start Menu so that includes more or fewer recently used apps, etc.
But I have a netbook with a tiny screen that I plug into a decent sized LCD most of ...
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Can I increase Windows 7 start menu vertical size to let more items fit in it?
I hate putting shortcuts/files on desktop as well as crawling through "All Programs" menu any frequently (and I only pin some essential every-day applications to the task bar). So, I put all the ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 not showing Suspend, Hibernate in start menu
I am using Server 2008 R2 as a workstation. I noticed thet there are no Suspend and Hibernate options in the start menu:
How do I add them back? I am able to suspend or hibernate the machine by ...
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Add a submenu to the start menu in Windows 7
How can I add a submenu to the start menu in Windows 7?
In the right-click menu on a shortcut under “All Programs”, there is a “Pin to Start Menu” entry. That's exactly what I want, but it only ...
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windows 7 start menu doesn't get shorter when elements are removed? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I shrink the size of the Windows 7 start menu?
I have removed all elements from the start menu, but the menu doesn't get any shorter. Why is that, and how can I get ...
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How to add My documents shortcut to the right-hand column on the start menu?
How do I add "My documents" (or other folder shortcuts) to the right column (grey-tinted) on the start menu in Windows 7?
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Can I add folder shortcuts to the start search
I have a a few folders that I use the most, these folders are already pinned to the task bar, added to the desktop and to the left bar in the explorer.
But I want to add these folders to the start ...
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Windows 8: Default start menu to open on second display
I have two monitors and I want to keep it soley on my second monitor. I can do this manually by opening the start menu from the secondary monitor and by default next time I open the start menu it will ...
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Change the background color of desktop app icon in Windows 8 start screen [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to add a “metro” looking tile for a desktop application?
How to customize tiles (bigger icon, different color) for desktop applications in the Start Screen?
On the ...
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Enlarge Start Menu in Windows 7
I can only pin 14 links to my Start Menu. When pinning a 15th, it doesn't show in the list. Is there any way to expand the height of the Start Menu so it shows more items?
Thanks
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Transfer Win8 user settings between profiles [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I sync grouped Windows Store apps between devices?
Is there a way for me to copy/save/transfer my "start menu" configuration, meaning the grouping and ordering of ...
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group start menu apps
The start menu of windows 8 is great,but It has too many items that I want to group them into folders like the start menu folders of windows 7.So for example, I want to have only one entry ...
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print screen for start view on Windows 8
Where is the folder of pictures where I took for the screenshot of start view on Windows 8 after I pressed the PrintScrn | Sysrq button on my keyboard.
Or is this key functional for the Start view?
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Get Windows 7 Start Menu Back in Windows 8 RTM [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Change Windows 8 start menu back to Windows 7
How do I turn off Modern UI in Windows 8?
I want to get back the Windows 7 start menu in Windows 8 as well as use the ...
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Show Windows 8 Start Menu on the primary monitor
I'm having the issue where the Windows 8 Start Menu shows up on the secondary monitor instead of the primary.
When booting the machine the start menu appears originally on the primary screen as it ...
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Add programs to start menu search without adding a tile
In Windows 7, I had many portable software programs like KeePass, PDF X-change, or Chrome application shortcuts that I used the portable version rather than full install. With these I was able to add ...
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How to prevent CCleaner from wiping Start Menu frequently used applications list?
Every time I use CCleaner to clean my system, regardless to what settings I set up (as far as I could find), it purges my Start Menu most used applications list (the main (lefrmost) column of the ...
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Is it possible to prevent the start screen from covering the whole screen, making it more like the start menu?
I'm getting used to the start screen, however it would be nice if I could stop it covering the entire screen and popup a bit like the old start menu.
Is there some configuration option, or program ...
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How can I set a custom image as the Windows 8 Start Menu background?
I was talking to a developer the other day and they hit the Windows key to show their start menu - and there it was! A Calvin and Hobbes background to their Start Menu.
Does anyone know how I can ...
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Link to user directory displayed with wrong name in start menu
In the start menu the link to my user directory is displayed with a wrong name e.g. foo
When I click on the link in the start menu the explorer opens my correct user directory but the addressbar ...
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Uninstalling a program doesn't remove shortcuts from Start menu
This problem started very recently after a system restore.
Each time I uninstall a program, it uninstalls correctly but the shortcuts remain in the Start menu. I can easily delete them by ...
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Windows 7 'All Programs' folders self-close on right-click
Odd issue on my Windows 7 Professional (32-bit) system.
If I click on the Start 'orb' then navigate to 'All Programs', then navigate to any of the folders that appear at the bottom of the list (like ...
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Is it possible to COMPLETELY replace the start menu?
I plan to make a replacement for the Windows 7 start menu, and I would like to know if that's even possible. I understand that the start menu is part of explorer.exe but I do not intend to replace ...
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How to get my Windows Search to Search in the start menu again in Windows 7 64-bit?
It seems like my indexer is indexing, and when I click "see more results" I actually get results. But in the start menu I get nothing when I type. It says Searching... and see more results.
What ...
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Showing the last opened programs in start menu
What algorithm is used for choosing recently opened programs in Windows 7?
How can set Windows so it shows the last opened programs instead of the most frequently opened programs? Is there any ...
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Disallow app to show MRU items on start menu
Is there a way to block an application from storing most recent used items in the start menu?
If not, is there a way to somehow tweak Chrome to disallow it?
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How can I restore Start Menu behaviour when clicking folders? (default shell)
I was experimenting with default open handlers for folders (to use an alternative file manager), so messing with HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ Folder, Drive and Directory I was able to change the default ...
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Possible to make the Windows 8 start menu less fancy for VNC?
I use Windows 8 on a virtual machine through a VNC connection. The VNC server is integrated into VMWare so that even if I lose network connection on Windows 8, I can still access it.
Overall, my ...
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VS 2012 missing recent solutions expander in Start menu
I really like the Windows 7 feature of having recent/pinned items for applications directly available in the Start menu through an expander on the right side of the application item.
However, for VS ...
