Windows 10: Start Menu does not display programs

Discus and support Start Menu does not display programs in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; My Windows Start Menu does not display a list of programs. When I click on the Windows 10 Logo, an hourglass appears then vanishes.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by arthurejohnston, Oct 4, 2020.

  1. Start Menu does not display programs


    My Windows Start Menu does not display a list of programs. When I click on the Windows 10 Logo, an hourglass appears then vanishes.

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    arthurejohnston, Oct 4, 2020
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  2. Files missing from "Start Menu" "All Programs"

    RE: WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE 32bit, Files missing from "Start Menu" "All Programs" list.

    I have several "start menu" programs missing in my "all programs" list. One of the missing entries is the "accessories" folder and all related files.

    As far as I can tell all of the missing files are on the system and they can be found by using the "start menu search" facility. This problem is occurring with other users but I can not find a solution which works to get things back the way they were after installing the OS.

    I am seeing the missing apps and other items at this location in iexplore.exe %allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs .

    Everything I have tried to get these items back into my "start menu" "all programs" list has been met with failure except creating a shortcut. A shortcut is not the real fix as it leaves two entries in the folder.

    When I right click on the highlighted "all Programs" box, in the start menu, a small options list pops up, if "open all users" is selected a new window pops up. Inside that window I can click on the programs folder where I can see the missing entries that should appear on my "all programs" list plus those which I presently see on my "all programs" list together in a single directory listing.

    How can I get the above directory list of programs back into the "start menu" "all programs" area so I do not have to go through this extra window and select the programs folder to locate what I wish to run?

    I also noticed my accessories folder has a lock on it while I am in the primary user administrator account. If you know how to get rid of the lock it would be helpful however I can find that information when I get a chance to look up the answer?

    I noticed some hidden (first tier) folders on the C: drive which I made visible while leaving protection on the OS folders. I can now see these folders in an iexplore.exe directory listing. This did not fix the problem in the "all programs" file selection list and I do not remember if this folder was hidden when the OS was installed.

    When I opened up the system to allow a login directly into the Administrator account everything shows up the same as it did when the OS installed along with all other programs installed afterward.

    After some progress I am still here *Bang Head :banghead: and slowly getting closer to an answer. Can anyone help me get there a little faster?
     
    N9ZN-Extra, Oct 4, 2020
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  3. dalchina Win User
    Is it possible to display icons for Start Menu program list folders?

    Hi, the answer is to use Classic Shell (free), often referred to here.

    As I've commented many times in this forum, a hierarchically structured categorised start menu is not expressed correctly by the Win 10 start menu, which extracts shortcuts from subfolders and lists them alphabetically. The subfolders (or maybe sub-subfolders) vanish.

    Classic Shell works as you'd expect, being extensively customisable, including its appearance and search feature.

    Start Menu does not display programs [​IMG]
     
    dalchina, Oct 4, 2020
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  4. Edwin Win User

    Start Menu does not display programs

    Is it possible to display icons for Start Menu program list folders?

    It will display in that folder if you change the folder icon first, restart Explorer, then put stuff in it.

    The icon image points to a .dll so, modifying that leaves you with one alternative only!

    Barring a 3rd party application, your only alternative would be to create customized shortcuts of said folders, mind you, that would open the folders themselves and not a cascading menu:


    Start Menu does not display programs [​IMG]
     
    Edwin, Oct 4, 2020
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