Windows 10: How I remove orphan enteries from my system ?

HiHow I remove orphan enteries from my system ? here is the enteries:C:\Windows\system32>bcdeditWindows Boot Manager--------------------identifier {bootmgr}device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume2path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efidescription Windows Boot Managerlocale en-usinherit {globalsettings}default {default}resumeobject {cf64f082-74a4-11ec-b5cc-087190bfe608}displayorder {default}toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}timeout 30Windows Boot Loader-------------------identifier {default}device partition=Cath \Windows\system32\winload.efidescription Windows 11locale en-usinherit {bootloadersetti

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How to remove an orphaned icon in quick access?

I have a folder icon pinned in my quick access in windows explorer, which became an orphan. So when clicking on it, an error saying cannot find or no longer exsits would come up.

This happened from doing a system restore and it being from an old onedrive folder. This folder goes nowhere, and it is in my quick access list. I am trying to remove it, but it will not go away. The unpin from quick access does not work.

I relinked it with a folder in my onedrive, this made it a functional folder again, but still cannot remove from quick access list.

any help?

 

Remove account

I suggest you backup your personalized files first before removing the account.
To delete an account, follow these steps:

1. Press WIN + X keys and click Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.
2. Type the following command and press Enter. Replace test with the name of your sister's account. Code:

 

Removing Windows Apps sometimes leaves orphan "icons" in the startmenu


I removed the Windows Apps (3D Builder, Groovy etc.) using PowerShell and Remove-AppxPackage / Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage on our Windows 10 machines (64bit, some Home, some Pro) at home.

This worked satisfying enough, but for some (very few) local users the start menu entries for those apps are not removed. I refer to "All Apps" (the A-Z list of all apps).

Situation is like this:

• application is removed (checked with Get-Appxpackage in Powershell)
• start menu still refers to the Windows Apps with the text entry; it does not show the icon, but a coloured rectangle (sized like an icon)
• application cannot be started through this icon (as it is uninstalled)

(Screenshot shows the Maps (german: Karten) and Contacts (german: Kontakte) "icons")

I checked the usual places:

• C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\

but of course there are no links to those Windows Apps.

Does anybody have a hint how to remove these orphan "icons" from the start menu (A-Z list)?
What makes Windows show those entries in the start menu's A-Z list?

Thanks for any hint.
Mario