Windows 10: Add a group for app shortcuts on the start menu?

Discus and support Add a group for app shortcuts on the start menu? in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; The start menu has groups of apps on the right side, e.g., Productivity, Explore, etc. How do I add a group of my own choosing?... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by BillGilmore, Jan 4, 2020.

  1. BILLGILMORE
    BillGilmore Win User

    Add a group for app shortcuts on the start menu?


    The start menu has groups of apps on the right side, e.g., Productivity, Explore, etc. How do I add a group of my own choosing?

    :)
     
    BillGilmore, Jan 4, 2020
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  2. SERGIY SHKLYAR
    Sergiy Shklyar Win User

    How to pin shortcut to start menu.

    At first, you can create a shortcut in your Programs folder
    (in a hidden folder C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs). The shortcut appears in
    All apps list. Then you can pin it to Start menu / Taskbar as Mayank Gupta10 suggested.

    The common way is to create a shortcut on the Desktop.
    But the more elegant way is creating Custom toolbars.
     
    Sergiy Shklyar, Jan 4, 2020
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  3. RODHARNEY
    RodHarney Win User
    How to pin shortcut to start menu.

    This sounds great... only problem is that the hidden folder in Windows 10 "C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs" contains five folders and no files. If I add my shortcut to the "Programs" folder as suggested, it does NOT appear
    in the "All apps" list. If I put it in the "Windows System" folder, a subfolder of "Programs" which contains 7 other shortcuts that show up in "All apps", my shortcut still does not appear. I really don't care about "The common way" or "the more elegant way",
    I just want to know how to accomplish this, and so far, these solutions just don't work. It seems like there should be a folder, somewhere, where all the shortcuts for the "All apps" list are stored. I hope someone can help me with this frustrating issue.
     
    RodHarney, Jan 4, 2020
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  4. PRATIKSHA DEVADIGA
    Pratiksha Devadiga Win User

    Add a group for app shortcuts on the start menu?

    Can't add shortcuts to all apps in start menu

    Hello,

    I understand your concern. please follow the below simple steps, and check.

    Refer to the suggestion provided by Shawn 'cmdr' Keene [MVP] replied on August 5, 2015 from the below link
    How to ADD a shortcut to "All Apps" menus in Start Menu W10

    How to ADD a shortcut to "All Apps" menus in Start Menu W10

    Do let us know the update of the issue.

    Thank you.
     
    Pratiksha Devadiga, Jan 4, 2020
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