I have 2 versions of a program installed, the stable and beta versions. The executable name for each is shared.
Example:
Stable: C:/some/path/program.exe
Beta: C:/some/other/path/program.exe
Shortcuts to both executables have been made and placed into %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
with different names.
This should mean I am able to see a shortcut to both versions in the Start menu, but that's not what happens. Instead, only the first shortcut appears in the list. Renaming the shortcut file that is missing from the list to something that would alphabetically place it before the other causes it to appear instead.
Here's another example to help illustrate:
If these exist in the Start Menu\Programs
folder:
Program.lnk
Program Beta.lnk
Then only this will appear in Start:
Program
HOWEVER
If these exist in the Start Menu\Programs
folder:
Program.lnk
aaaProgram Beta.lnk
Then only this will appear in Start, because it alphabetically precedes the other:
aaaProgram Beta
My question is, how do I get both shortcuts to appear in the Start menu?