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In Windows 7, sometimes the 'All Programs' menu goes completely blank, making it tricky to access installed software. THe search feature still works and programs can still be accessed that way.

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This guy fixed the problem

http://coolthingoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/05/story-of-windows-7-and-empty-all.html

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As originally documented at Electric Dreams blog:

This happens when there are more than about 70 folders in the ‘All Programs’ menu. There are two simple workarounds I have come up with (try one or both, as is appropriate to your circumstances):

  1. Uninstall programs until there is <70 folders in the All Programs menu.
  2. Use Windows Explorer (Windows-E) to browse the All Programs folder (typically C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs) and reorganise some of the folders into a subfolder. For example, create a Utilities folder and drag some of the other folders inside it. There must be <70 folders in the top level.
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    These aren't steps. I think he means either do 1, OR do 2, you don't have to do them both. You can just do 2 to avoid uninstalling programs.
    – AaronLS
    Aug 19, 2009 at 19:57

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