Windows 10: MSPaint.exe as accessory program

I use Collectorz.com programs to catalogue my Book, Music and Movie collections. Often I need to scan my cover. The program connects to my scanner to acquire the image. It also lets me edit the image to crop, rotate, or repair if needed with MSPaint.exe. This worked on older computers just fine. There was a clear link to the Paint program. In Windows 11, it is buried in a hidden and protected folder something like \Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Paint_11.2208.6.0_x64_ _8wekyb3d8bbwe\PaintApp\mspaint.exe. This one doesn't work. I found something like it a while back and got it

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Paint is listed in the All Apps, Windows Accessories group along with Notepad, Wordpad and others. Mine shows on the Start button, Most Used list due to the frequency I use it. It can be Pinned to the Start or Taskbar, I pinned mine to the Taskbar.
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That's a great workaround slarty
truth is I don't want to get used to the new start menu
it offers me nothing useful at all, as in above pic
I don't, nor never will use anything in that window
so the 1st thing I'll do with the final windows 10 release is either your method
or some other at getting my programs back in the way i want to see and use them .

Happy with this formula Win 10 = Win7 + faster boot up
Old School *Cool

 

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Until you get used to the new start menu, try looking in the actual start menu folder for All users / All apps

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

You could create a toolbar that points to the All Users Start menu:

Right click the Taskbar
Expand the Toolbars > menu
Select New toolbar ...
Paste the All Users Start menu location into the folder field:

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs




Press the [ Select Folder ] button.


You should now have a Programs toolbar on the Taskbar.

Some people find the Programs Toolbar easier to navigate.