Windows 10: In Windows 10 is it no longer possible to change the labeling of start menu items / tiles?

Discus and support In Windows 10 is it no longer possible to change the labeling of start menu items / tiles? in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; It seems to me back in Windows 7 I could rename items on the Start menu. Is that not possible in Windows 10? For example Microsoft Office shows as just... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by Swegnson, Feb 9, 2020.

  1. Swegnson Win User

    In Windows 10 is it no longer possible to change the labeling of start menu items / tiles?


    It seems to me back in Windows 7 I could rename items on the Start menu. Is that not possible in Windows 10? For example Microsoft Office shows as just "Office", so it doesn't sort alphabetically under M as MS apps used to. I would also like to label the tile with the version of Office this is a shared computer.

    :)
     
    Swegnson, Feb 9, 2020
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  2. Edwin Win User

    Is it possible sort the start menu tiles alphabetically?


    Apparently not, the option is so freaking quirky!
    I have to set them in the preferred order manually as well.
    Suggest: create a List folder of your own as per screenshot (left side)


    In Windows 10 is it no longer possible to change the labeling of start menu items / tiles? [​IMG]
     
    Edwin, Feb 9, 2020
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  3. Neilg Win User
    how do i reset the start menu in windows 10 to not show tiles?

    A few days ago, my friends Win10 computer stopped showing his desktop and now only shows the tiles (he wants to see the default list of programs, not any tiles).

    Clicking on the Windows key or "start menu" doesn't change anything. I stepped him through some online suggestions (including Settings/Start/Use-start-full-screen and making sure Settings/Table-mode was not engaged) but they don't work.

    I've also compared his settings (Start/Use-start-full... and Table-mode) to my Win10 machine and they are the same.

    Assistance/suggestions would be appreciated.

    Thanks
     
    Neilg, Feb 9, 2020
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  4. In Windows 10 is it no longer possible to change the labeling of start menu items / tiles?

    Windows 10 Start Menu all apps / tiles missing


    So I woke my computer up from sleep last night and this is what I was welcomed with:

    In Windows 10 is it no longer possible to change the labeling of start menu items / tiles? [​IMG]


    All of a sudden my start menu had no apps listed and no live tiles to speak of. So I did my googleing and I found this microsoft answer page: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...0-b988cd6da49a

    I tried every step in their. After all said and done, I got installed programs to show up, but the live tiles that usually show to the right did not come back. I was ok with that, thinking I would work on this today and find a solution to that problem.

    I just woke up the computer again from sleep and the start menu is blank AGAIN. Before this started happening last night, I have not installed any new software nor has windows ran any updates.

    I'm at a loss. I tried system recovery and to roll back to a few days prior, but I keep getting an error after recovery is attempted stating that windows recovery wasn't able to fully complete due to a certain file (i can retry recovery and post picture of error if needed).

    So any suggestions on whats my next step? I thought maybe I had a malware issue, but II have avast and malware antibytes installed and they showed no hits when the scans where run.

    Any suggestions or guidance is greatly appreciated. Hope you all have a Great Turkey Day!

    PS, I have to work today from 4pm to 6am, so If I do not reply right away I apologize.
     
    Dalumberjack03, Feb 9, 2020
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