Windows 10: Start Menu Customization

Is there a way to put custom items here instead of a full list of programs in my PC? sort of winows 7 style? https://i.imgur.com/LVdbxwY.png

:)

 

Start Menu Customization

Option 1: Run Start menu troubleshooter

http://aka.ms/diag_StartMenu

Option 2: Restart Windows Explorer

1. Windows Key+X

2. Click Task Manager

3. Head to Processes tab and select Windows Explorer.

4. Right click > Click Restart.

Option 3: Create a New User Account

1. Press Windows key + I to open up Settings.

2. Head to Accounts and choose Family & Other Users.

3. Select Add someone else to this PC under Other Users.

4. Select I don't have this person's sign-in information.

5. Select Add a user without a Microsoft account.

6. Create the user and select Next.

7. Make the new account an administrator account.

8. Under Other users, select the new user account you created, and then select Change account type.

9. Select Administrator, and then select OK

Option 4: Reinstall Display Driver

Windows Key + X

Click Device Manager

Expand Display adapters

Right click the current display adapter

Click Uninstall

Exit Device Manager

Reboot your computer

Option 5: Restart Cortana

Windows Key+X (Or right click on Start)

Click Task Manager

Go to Process tab

Find Cortana

Right Click on it and END

Reboot your computer

Option 6: Reinstall Cortana

Windows Key+X

Click Powershell(Admin)

Copy the below and paste into Powershell

Get-AppXPackage -Name Microsoft.Windows.Cortana | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

Reboot your computer

Option 7: Check your third party Antivirus

Update your AV to the latest

Temporarily uninstall / disable AV

Option 8: Run SFC and DISM to check and repair Windows files

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

Option 9 - If nothing works, perform Windows 10 repair upgrade

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki...

 

Start Menu Customization

Windows 10, will not let me customize the start menu. Crashes when I move apps around the screen.

Moved from Windows / Windows 10 / Windows settings

 

In a manner of speaking, yes.
Basically you need to create custom shortcuts in the folders that the originals reside in:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
and
C:\Users\your user name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

 

Best to use Classic Shell (free) if you want something like Win 7 that lets you use subfolders in the way you're used to and manipulate the start menu by drag 'n drop.

(You can still use the Win 10 start menu as well).

 

If you want to stick with using the standard Windows 10 Start, try going to Settings/Personalisation/Start and turn on 'show most used apps'. You can also pin apps to Start as tiles then organise them into groups, not quite what you asked for - but just as useful.

 

What symbol are u using to make them appear on top of the list?

 

Alt+5 = ♣
Alt+3 = ♥
Alt+7 = • etc...
they may form a different hierarchy on your system, just play around with them.
(Glad you noticed!) *Wink