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I want to add an EXE which is not installed to the All App list in Windows 10, in the All Apps section.

I tried this: How to add exe to start menu in Windows 10?

However, that seems to have pinned it to my start menu. I don't want it pinned, just listed when I open All Apps and showing up when I search for the name.

How can I do this?

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Copy and paste the shortcut of the exe in the start menu.

Either create a shortcut and copy and paste it there or directly copy the .exe into the start menu.

This will allow you to place an program that is not in the all apps list.

All apps located there are shortcuts.

Edit.

Try this.

Create a new folder in your program folder.

%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

Then Create a folder. And name it.

Now Create a shorcut of your .exe and place it in the folder.

This should add it to your app list like you want.

Note: The app list will not update unless you put the shortcut in after you create the folder.

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  • I want to add it to the All App List, not the start menu (I've edited the question)
    – l3utterfly
    May 6, 2016 at 4:10
  • updated the answer. May 6, 2016 at 4:35
  • Nope, tried that, still only creates a pinned item in the Start menu
    – l3utterfly
    May 6, 2016 at 7:20
  • Strange that something as simple as putting a shortcut in an App List is so difficult... do you think there is a place to "register" the program in windows or something?
    – l3utterfly
    May 6, 2016 at 7:21
  • I will have to play with it when i get off work all of our enterprise systems run windows 7 or linux here. I did see an interesting post which may be the answer let me see if I can find it. May 6, 2016 at 7:22
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Add exe shortcut to to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\ or to C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

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  • This still pins it to the start menu, when I unpin it, the shortcut is gone as well
    – l3utterfly
    May 6, 2016 at 4:10
  • add a folder then add shortcut ?
    – AEonAX
    May 6, 2016 at 4:13

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