Windows 10: Can't add shortcuts to start menu

Discus and support Can't add shortcuts to start menu in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Thanks for the roaming folder tip. I noticed that the shortcuts that have a keyboard hotkey associated aren't working. For instance, I placed a... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by cristi2k, Jul 31, 2015.

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  1. BUGALOOBY
    bugalooby Win User

    Can't add shortcuts to start menu


    Thanks for the roaming folder tip. I noticed that the shortcuts that have a keyboard hotkey associated aren't working. For instance, I placed a shortcut for scrnsave.scn in the roaming folder, assigned a shortcut in it's properties, but the shortcut doesn't work. It used to work so something changed.
     
    bugalooby, Mar 11, 2016
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  2. JACKQ32
    JackQ32 Win User

    I wanted to add a shortcut link to Control Panel because I'm more familar with Windows 7 Professional, and I recently switched to Windows 10 Professional. After finding Control Panel the hard way, I right-clicked on the icon in the address bar, dragging to my desktop. When I released, I selected create shortcut. I pressed [F2] to edit the link name to simply "Control Panel". Next I right-clicked on the new shortcut and selected "pin to start menu". After a few moments the shortcut appeared in the start menu. Then I just moved it where I wanted it. The shortcut on the desktop can be deleted when you're done. I hope this helps.
     
    JackQ32, Apr 5, 2018
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