Windows 10: Rename Items in All Apps in Windows 10 Start Menu

How to: Rename Items in All Apps in Windows 10 Start Menu

How to Rename Items in All Apps in Windows 10 Start Menu


All apps in the Start menu displays an alphabetical list of shortcuts to all installed Windows apps and desktop apps on your Windows 10 PC. Some of these shortcuts are grouped into folders with the folder name in the alphabetical list.

This tutorial will show you how to rename app and folder items listed in All apps on the Start menu for your account, new accounts, or all accounts in Windows 10.

*note You will not be able to rename Microsoft Store apps listed in All apps.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Rename Items in All apps from Start Menu
• Option Two: To Rename Items in All apps for Current Account Start Menu from File Explorer
• Option Three: To Rename Items in All apps for New Accounts Start Menu from File Explorer
• Option Four: To Rename Items in All apps for All Accounts Start Menu from File Explorer

OPTION ONE [/i] To Add or Remove Items in All apps for Only Your Account
1. Open All apps in your Start menu.

2. Right click or press and hold on a listed app (ex: "Google Chrome") in All apps you want to rename, click/tap on More, and click/tap on Open file location. (see screenshot below)



3. In File Explorer, right click or press and hold on this app's shortcut (ex: "Google Chrome"), click/tap on Rename, type a new name you want, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

*note You will need to be signed in as an new users or all users Start Menu folder location.



4. When finished, you can close File Explorer if you like.





OPTION TWO [/i] To Rename Items in All apps for Current Account Start Menu from File Explorer

*note This option is for items in the Start menu for only the current account.
1. Open File Explorer (Win+E).

2. Copy and paste the folder path below into the address bar of File Explorer, and press Enter to open the folder.
*Arrow %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
3. Right click or press and hold on a folder or app shortcut you want to rename, click/tap on Rename, type a new name you want, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

*note If you like, you can also rename items in these folders.



4. When finished, close File Explorer.

5. If you renamed any folders, you will need to restart the explorer process to apply.





OPTION THREE [/i] To Rename Items in All apps for New Accounts Start Menu from File Explorer

*note This option is for items in the Start menu only applied to new accounts created after your changes. You will need to be signed in as an administrator to do this option.
1. Open File Explorer (Win+E).

2. Copy and paste the folder path below into the address bar of File Explorer, and press Enter to open the folder.
*Arrow C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
3. Right click or press and hold on a folder or app shortcut you want to rename, click/tap on Rename, type a new name you want, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

*note If you like, you can also rename items in these folders.



4. When finished, close File Explorer.

5. If you renamed any folders, you will need to restart the explorer process to apply.





OPTION FOUR [/i] To Rename Items in All apps for All Accounts Start Menu from File Explorer

*note This option is for items in the Start menu shared by all accounts on the PC. You will need to be signed in as an administrator to do this option.
1. Open File Explorer (Win+E).

2. Copy and paste the folder path below into the address bar of File Explorer, and press Enter to open the folder.
*Arrow %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
3. Right click or press and hold on a folder or app shortcut you want to rename, click/tap on Rename, type a new name you want, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

*note If you like, you can also rename items in these folders.



4. When finished, close File Explorer.

5. If you renamed any folders, you will need to restart the explorer process to apply.

That's it,
Shawn


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Hello Richard,

The tutorial below can help show you how to rename items in the All Apps list on your Start menu in Windows 10.

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Hi, @Brink:

My caffeine titer is low, so I must be missing some blatant, basic step to add a shortcut to my account's All Apps list in the Start menu (Option1).
The new process both for creating shortcuts and for adding/removing items to the Win10 start menu has me flummoxed.
Your tutorials are always "topnotch", so this must be a cockpit error on my part.

>I would like to follow the suggestion on page 1 of the wushowhide.diagcab tutorial to add a shortcut in All Apps for my account.

I have d/l the wushowhide.diagcab and saved it to my downloads folder.
I have done Step 1 on Page 1 of THIS tutorial to navigate to the Start Menu Programs folder.
But HOW do I actually complete Step 3 to create a shortcut and then add it to the Start Menu "All Apps"??

I think I need to first somehow create a shortcut for the .cab file and then add it to All Apps in the start menu???

Please advise.

Thanks!
MM

P.S. I have been postponing the probably inevitable installation of Class Shell.
I would rather not have to install a 3rd-party program to be able to perform basic Windows tasks.
But this new workflow in Win10 for a basic functionality might force me to do it.
Sigh.

 

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Hi, suggestion in this thread on this topic here:
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Maybe this can help re Pin to start mate.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...ndows-10/2d5507fb-939b-4d53-98a8-78e1ab93adde

 

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Thank you for the information. I followed the instructions (this is Windows 10). The items on the Start menu are:

1. Show More Tiles. It was turned off so I turned it back on.

2. Show App List in Start Menu - ON

3. Show Recently Added Apps - ON

4. Show Most Used Apps - Off but is gray so I cannot do anything with it.

5. Occasionally Show Suggestions in Start - Off

6. Use Full Start Screen - Off

7. Show recently opened items in Jump Lists on Start or the taskbar - On

Even with turning the Show More Tiles on the Show Most Used Apps is not available. Any suggestions?