Windows 10: Add or Remove Folders on Start List in Windows 10

How to: Add or Remove Folders on Start List in Windows 10

How to Add or Remove Folders on Start List in Windows 10


The Start menu in Windows 10 has a Start list that you can customize which folders appear in the list. You can add or remove the File Explorer, Settings, your Documents, your Downloads, your Music, your Pictures, your Videos, Network, and Personal folder to your Start list to open from your Start menu.

Some of these folders (ex: File Explorer) will display a Jump List (expandable menu caret) for items you recently opened with the link.

Starting with Windows 10 build 14328, any additional folders you have chosen to appear on Start will now be immediately available on Start and you will no longer need to open the hamburger button to access them.

This tutorial will show you how to choose which folders appear on Start list for your account in Windows 10.


EXAMPLE: Folders on Start Menu








Here's How:

1. Do step 2 (Settings) or step 3 (Start menu) below for how you would like to open the "Choose which folders appear on Start" settings.


2. Open "Choose which folders appear on Start" from Settings
A) Open the Settings app, and click/tap on Personalization.

B) Click/tap on Start on the left side, click/tap on the Choose which folders appear on Start link on the right side, and go to step 4 below. (see screenshot below)





3. Open "Choose which folders appear on Start" from the Start menu
*note This step is only available starting with Windows 10 build 17074.
A) Open the Start menu *Start.

B) Right click on any of the currently turned on folders (ex: Settings) in the Start list, click/tap on Personalize this list, and go to step 4 below. (see screenshot below)




4. Turn on (add) or off (remove) the folders for how you want to customize your Start list. (see screenshot below)



5. When finished, you can close Settings if you like.

*tip If you do not see the changes you made applied to your Start list when you open the Start menu next, then you can restart explorer to force the list to update.



That's it,
Shawn


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5. Restart your computer after the repair.

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Thanks.

 

Hello dotslasher, and welcome to Ten Forums.

Do you have any 3rd party Start menu program installed that may be preventing this from being set?

 

Thanks,

No, I used to have Start8 installed when I still had Win 8.1 but that's no longer the case as I like the new start menu better.

I'm also facing with a lot of problems under my login/account.
Other users on this PC don't have them.

Such as unable to save files in My Documents / My Pictures -> solved by taking ownership & changing permissions.
But with every new build I have these permissions errors again.

My login is a microsoft account.

 

You might see if switching your account to a local account, then switching it back to your Microsoft account may toggle it to work properly again.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5...dows-10-a.html

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5...dows-10-a.html


If not, then switch it back to a local account, add a new account on your PC with your Microsoft account, and delete the old local account after copying what you want from it to the new account.

 

Does anybody knows a way to add an item in start list (not in start menu) e.g. i want to add control panel in start list, in Windows 10 version 10240? Thanks in advance

 

Hello Thanos, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

If you like, you could create a Control Panel shortcut, and Pin to Start it.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4...dows-10-a.html

 

Thank you Brink, but as i said i want to add this item or another item to start list only, not to start menu. Can you please help?

 

I'm not aware of a way to do so.

 

Thanks for trying though. If you found a way please upload a procedure. Because everything i have found doesn't work in version 10240.

 

The only solution for me was to remove my user account and add it again.
Now everything is working as expected (included the non-working search).
Apps are working as normal again.

My profile must have gotten corrupted.

 

Hi everyone,

Does anyone know where these settings are stored under the registry? Doesn't seem to be much in the way of group policy customization for Windows 10 as of yet. I assume these will become available in a later update.

Thanks!

 

Hello Thanos,

It used to be at the registry location below with the highlighted DWORDS 0=off and 1=on, but they no longer have any effect. I still haven't found the new location yet. *Sad

 

Thanks very much for looking at this for me. Hopefully MS releases some group policies to allow us to manage these settings. *Smile