Windows 10: installed program not showing in start menu

got them both on the task bar ???

 

I really can't say, sorry, It's worked for me on the few portable apps I use and on a couple installed(that only have desktop shortcuts) too.*Confused

 

worked ok on 32 bit Windows 10 laptop but not on Windows 10 pro 64 bit any reason you can think of

thanks

 

Actually not. I just did one for a batch file I have with a shortcut that runs elevated. here are the steps I did.
First I created my shortcut to the desktop




Then I placed it in the start menu/programs folder




Then it appears as New in All Apps, Which I right click and pin to Start Menu.




There it is.

 

I right clicked on blaze media pro in the programs menu on my laptop and it was in the programdata folder

 

just downloaded a small program called speccy and it's not in the programs list and right clicking does not pin it to start menu, but can pin to task bar.....almost looks like the pin to start menu is ghosted, doesn't seem as dark.....do I have a problem ?

thanks

 

It depends if you downloaded the portable or installer version. A portable only create a desktop icon. You will then have to jump through hoops like I showed you before. The installed version should put a shortcut in a Speccy folder(with uninstaller) or under Piriform.

 

I installed speccy and there was no new apps and did not appear in program menu, so something is not right with installed apps appearing in the start menu.....although I can pin to the task bar from the shortcut.

hope you can help me resolve this....thanks

 

You could also try placing a copy of the shortcut in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

 

thought I would check with add remove programs to see if a recently installed app could have caused This issue, none of the programs in add remove programs have dates attached, never seen this before...

 

That is mighty odd, maybe some system files are corrupt. You can try running this in an admin command prompt, let it run through and then reboot. Then see how things look after:

fsutil resource setautoreset true c:\&fsutil usn deletejournal /d /n c:&Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup&&sfc /scannow&Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth&sfc /scannow&Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase&pause

 

I assume this is totally safe.....

will give it it a go running sfc/ scan now At the moment

thanks

 

Oh yeah it's safe. Those are commands that totally clean up and repair system files and component store(WinSxS Folder) basically what Windows Update cleanup does on Windows 8.

Addition: The WinSxS folder is located in the Windows folder, for example c:\Windows\WinSxS. It’s the location for Windows Component Store files. The Windows Component Store is used to support the functions needed for the customization and updating of Windows.

 

it's running now......
thanks

 

what do you use to take screenshots with