Windows 10: Could not access network location %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\StartMenu\Programs

Discus and support Could not access network location %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\StartMenu\Programs in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; This pops up when I try to install some things, sometimes it works, other times this keeps popping up. Anyway where I can actually download the stuff... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by DerpToast, Jul 13, 2020.

  1. DerpToast Win User

    Could not access network location %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\StartMenu\Programs


    This pops up when I try to install some things, sometimes it works, other times this keeps popping up.

    Anyway where I can actually download the stuff I need

    :)
     
    DerpToast, Jul 13, 2020
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  2. Startmenu not "updating"

    Hey,

    I got the following problem:

    • Newly installed Programs/Apps will not show up in the startmenu
    • Programs/Shortcuts I add to the Startmenu folders want show in my startmenu
    • Startmenu search won't find the new items either, even not if they are pinned to the startmenu

    What I have tried to fix my problem:

    • Rebuilding my search index
    • Reinstalling all windows apps, including cortana
    • Try to locate the issue with the System File Checker (sfc /scannow) ⇒ nothing found
    • Running the troubleshooter ⇒ returns "incorrect permissions on Windows Search directoriers"
      • changed the default Search folder where the index is saved
      • checked permissions for the Search folder (seems ok)

    What I think initially caused the error:

    • I switched from German to English on my Win10 PC
      • I then realised that a lot of my searchable windows settings still showed inGerman and not in English and were in addition not clickable anymore (nothing happended)
      • I could not fix the issue so I switched back to German
      • This made the Win10 settings searchable and clickable again, but since then my Startmenu seems to be stuck on its old index
    I am running Windows 10 Education with the Anniversary Update - which for me removed Cortana (maybe this issue is connected?)

    Any help or advise?
     
    Ciaran Baulig, Jul 13, 2020
    #2
  3. Startmenu not "updating"

    I do not have a problem with newly installed apps. They show up in my startmenu. I only have problems with shortcuts that I mannually add to my startmenu folder ("C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start
    Menu\Programs\" - I've also tried my personal user folder and the default user folder). They won't show up in my startmenu nor can I find them using search/cortana. So if I want to start a programm that I haven't used with an installer, I always need to locate
    the file first...
     
    Ciaran Baulig, Jul 13, 2020
    #3
  4. V.OA Win User

    Could not access network location %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\StartMenu\Programs

    could not access network location

    When I execute the installation of some software (such as nodejs) in the window10 (home version) environment, during the installation process, there is a "not access network location *:\user\nodeJs\. " notice come out. Then i search for the solution on
    the website.however when i corresponding to the registry information by step,there is no problems found in "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders"and "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
    Shell Folders".
     
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