Windows 10: On my start menu the apps list its showing image previews of the folders rather than the...

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Cortana don't show hidden folder in "Start Menu App List"


Hi,
Why Cortana don't search hidden folder in Start Menu? I copied a folder that contains my portable apps shortcut, when I copy that folder to Start Menu folder [in ProgramData], Cortana lists that folder in Start Menu App List and Cortana search works but when I hide that folder [and hide from Start Menu App List, that I want to be hide in Start Menu App List] Cortana only shows my search result [for example, shows my portable app shortcut] but nothing work!!! when I click on portable app shortcut [that I put on that folder]. *Think

 

How can I add programs to the All Apps start menu list?


Please elaborate on I was unable to get it to recognize a new folder

Do you mean
the folder did not appear in the Start list
- or -
you could not create the folder

I add folders and shortcuts to the Start menu regularly. Once I figured out the time stamp thing (a new object shows up, a copied object might show up).

Please follow these steps exactly and post any problems you run into when they happen.

1. Open Control Panel (View by: Small icons)
   
   
   
   
2. Right click Indexing Options in Control Panel
   Select Create shortcut
   answer Yes when the dialog window tells you that the shortcut cannot be created here ....
   There should now be an Indexing Options shortcut on your Desktop
   
   
3. Launch File Explorer
   Navigate to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
   Create a new folder named 10test
   Open the new 10test folder in File Explorer
   Drag the Indexing Options shortcut on your Desktop to the new 10test folder
   
   
4. Open Start - the 10test folder should be at the top of the list and the Indexing Options shortcut is inside that folder.

That is the process I use.

There were issues with Start in some of the earlier Preview builds, but I haven't seen those in the Retail release.

If I recall, pinning something from the list to Start seemed to wake up the process. Try that if you don't see the 10test folder in the menu list.

That's about all I can think of.

 

How can I add programs to the All Apps start menu list?

Ok that got the folder to show up in all apps, and the indexing options to shop up, however other programs are not showing up in that folder.