Windows 10: Limit Start Menu Items Shown in Windows 10 Pro

I have 3 new laptops I am using for a business. They are all running Windows 10 Pro. I recall in earlier versions of Windows I could use gpedit to limit the number of items shown on the Start Menu, e.g. only show Internet Explorer and WSFTP. It would look like a very small menu, but it allowed me to limit what was seen. I could also limit what could be run so that Ctrl-Alt-Del couldn't bypass the limited Start Menu.


Is there a tutorial or doc that could help me set this up on Windows 10 Pro?


Thanks,


Michael

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Why is there a limit of items that can be pinned to the start menu?


Why is there a limit of items that can be pinned to the start menu?

In previous builds there was a higher limit or no limit. If the item listed was off-screen, you just scrolled whether or not the start menu was full size or not. In build 10130 there is a limit, not only that if you have a lower screen resolution there is even a lower limit. Kind of waste to have a start screen (Not app list) if you are going to limit on how much can be put on it. Might as well use the taskbar or desktop shortcuts.

 

Items shown by Start button


Bottom option..




- or search the tutorial section
Windows 10 Tutorial Index | Windows 10 Tutorials
here:
Add or Remove Folders on Start List in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials

You can also add your own:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
(all users)
%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
(current user)

Start menu replacements typically give you easy access to those. Win 10's start menu doesn't.

 

Why is there a limit of items that can be pinned to the start menu?

Are you saying that your Start Screen does not scroll?

I haven't 'filled' mine up, but a vertical scroll bar does appear from time to time - just about the time when I can no longer open Start.

Try toggling Settings > Personalize > Start switches on or off - that brings my Start menu back to life. IT sometimes takes a toggle on followed by a toggle off. I don't know if this trick will help the scrolling issue though.

The issue where pin-to-start does nothing was occurring on this machine, but that seems to have settled down (probably because I pin less often now that most of the pgms are already there).
I resorted to pinning things from C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs or pinning the exe from Program Files.

The re-sizing bouncing tile issue - seems to be the last tile 'touched', so I always 'touch' 3d Builder last. By touch, I mean move or re size.

There definitely are some issues with Start in 10.0.130, but then there are new features and with that .... you know .... issues *Wink