Windows 10: Add or Remove Default Items on Win+X Quick Link Menu in Windows 10

How to: Add or Remove Default Items on Win+X Quick Link Menu in Windows 10

How to Add or Remove Default Items on Win+X Quick Link Menu in Windows 10


The Win+X Quick Link menu is a pop-up menu from the Start button that includes shortcuts of common management, configuration, and other power user Windows tools.

The shortcuts on the Win+X Quick Link menu are broken up into 3 groups. Group1 shortcuts in the bottom section, Group2 shortcuts in the middle section, and Group3 shortcuts in the top section.

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove default shortcuts on the Win+X Quick Link menu for your account in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Remove Default Items on Win+X Quick Link Menu
• Option Two: Add (Restore) Default Items on Win+X Quick Link Menu

EXAMPLE: Default shortcut items on Win+X Quick Link menu








OPTION ONE [/i] Remove Default Items on Win+X Quick Link Menu
1. Open File Explorer (Win+E).

2. Copy and paste the path below into the address bar of File Explorer, and press Enter.
*Arrow %LocalAppdata%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX
3. Open the Group1, Group2, and/or Group3 folder(s) containing the shortcut(s) you want to delete from your Win+X Quick Link menu. (see screenshot below)



4. Delete the shortcut(s) you want inside the Group1, Group2, and/or Group3 folder(s). (see screenshots below)

*Warning Do not delete the actual Group1, Group2, and Group3 folders.








5. When finished, you can close File Explorer.

6. sign in to apply your changes to the Win+X Quick Link menu.





OPTION TWO [/i] Add (Restore) Default Items on Win+X Quick Link Menu
1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the WinX.zip file.
Download
2. Save WinX.zip file to your desktop.

3. Unblock the downloaded WinX.zip file.

4. Open the downloaded WinX.zip file, and open the Group1, Group2, and/or Group3 folder(s) containing the shortcut(s) you want to add (restore) to your Win+X Quick Link menu. (see screenshot below)



5. Open a separate File Explorer (Win+E) window.

6. Copy and paste the path below into the address bar of File Explorer, and press Enter.
*Arrow %LocalAppdata%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX
7. Open the same Group1, Group2, and/or Group3 folder(s) as step 4 for the section of shortcut(s) you want to add (restore) to your Win+X Quick Link menu. (see screenshot below)



8. Copy and paste (drag and drop) the shortcut(s) you want to restore from the ZIP folder (step 4) into its corresponding Group1, Group2, or Group3 folder from step 7. (see screenshots below)















9. When finished, you can close File Explorer.

10. sign in to apply your changes to the Win+X Quick Link menu.

That's it,
Shawn


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Remove Default Items on Win+X Quick Link Menu

I haven't seen a way to add icons to items in the Win+X menu.

If you like, items in the Start menu All Apps list will have icons on its items.
Add or Remove Items for All Apps in Start menu in Windows 10

 

Remove Default Items on Win+X Quick Link Menu

Hello realista87, *Smile

You can use the method in the tutorial below to add custom shortcuts to any of the 3 groups in the Win+X Quick Link menu.

*Arrow Add Custom Shortcuts to Win+X Quick Link Menu in Windows 10 | Tutorials

 

Remove Default Items on Win+X Quick Link Menu

thank you
is it possible to add custom icon for win+x items?(there is no icon in win+x menu and i wanna add some icons for my own shortcuts)

 

Remove Default Items on Win+X Quick Link Menu

Hello, *Smile

Technically, that would be consider the "power menu" in the Win+X menu instead.

You could use an option in the tutorials below that best fits your needs to remove Shut down and Sign out, but it will do so from all power menus and for all users.

Add or Remove Sign out Option in Windows 10

AND

Disable Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate in Windows 10

OR

Allow or Prevent Users and Groups to Shut down System in Windows 10

 

Remove Default Items on Win+X Quick Link Menu

hey @Brink
is there a way to remove "shut down or sing out" completely from win+x menu only?
thanks