Windows 10: Start menu items will not remain sorted by name after renaming

Discus and support Start menu items will not remain sorted by name after renaming in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Hello ! I'm using windows 10 buid 1511 I have a strange issue : When I install a new program , a shortcut is created on start menu , and this... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by tiku, Feb 24, 2016.

  1. tiku Win User

    Start menu items will not remain sorted by name after renaming


    Hello !
    I'm using windows 10 buid 1511
    I have a strange issue :
    When I install a new program , a shortcut is created on start menu , and this shortcut is located correctly according to first letter , for example "Adobe Photoshop CC" , is located under "A" section on start menu.
    But if I rename this shortcut to "Photoshop CC" , the shortcut remain under "A" section and will not go under "P" section as it should be.

    There's no option to refresh or re-arrange items on start menu.

    How can I resolve this problem ?

    Thank you !

    :)
     
  2. KEmail Win User

    Windows 10 : Start menu items will not remain sorted by name after renaming

    Hello !

    I'm using windows 10 buid 1511

    I have a strange issue :

    When I install a new program , a shortcut is created on start menu , and this shortcut is located correctly according to first letter , for example "Adobe Photoshop CC" , is located under "A" section on start menu.

    But if I rename this shortcut to "Photoshop CC" , the shortcut remain under "A" section and will not go under "P" section as it should be.

    There's no option to refresh or re-arrange items on start menu.

    How can I resolve this problem ?

    Thank you !
     
    KEmail, Feb 24, 2016
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  3. Jessen P Win User
    Windows 10 : Start menu items will not remain sorted by name after renaming

    Hi,

    Thank you for the update.

    The issue could have happened due to some file corruptions. I would request you to perform a SFC scan and check if it helps.

    System File Checker is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files. If a Windows Resource Protection (WRP) file is missing or is corrupted, Windows may not behave
    as expected.



    Perform SFC(System file Checker) scan and see if it helps.


    a: PressWindows key + X.


    b: SelectCommand Prompt(Admin).

    c: TypeSFC / scannow
    and hit enter.

     
    Jessen P, Feb 24, 2016
    #3
  4. Ztruker Win User

    Start menu items will not remain sorted by name after renaming

    How are you renaming it?
     
    Ztruker, Feb 24, 2016
    #4
  5. tiku Win User
    Right click on icon , choose "open file location" , after I have renamed the shortcut.
    After that , On start menu the icon is renamed , but remain on the same section as I have explained before.
     
  6. b1rd Win User
    I'm wondering if that might be because the destination file was not changed, only the shortcut. I'm not sure if that matters, but just a thought.



    (I should add that I'm using Powershell, so I really can't test with the same set up.)
     
  7. tiku Win User
    Sorry , but this is the only way how can I rename an item on Windows's 10 start menu.
    Do you know another way ?
     
  8. tiku Win User

    Start menu items will not remain sorted by name after renaming

    I have 2 PC with windows 10 that have the same problem.

    Searching on internet , I've found this command (on Powershell ) :
    Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "C:\Windows\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml"

    After executing this command :
    1) On the first Pc , the problem is resolved instantly.
    2) On the second Pc , I've got an error message , and the start menu is completely damaged , all the icons are displayed without icon , and with strange names like internet paths , and are not opening.

    To be honest , I don't understand what this command do.
    But maybe another safe method can exists to resolve this problem.
     
  9. SoFine409 Win User
    I've had a similar experience with entries not sorting alphabetically. I created a folder in the start menu called Games with shortcuts to various games. Most of the shortcuts sorted alphabetically but one or two would not no matter how a renamed them.
    Did you try to open the xml file in the powershell command to see what's in it? Maybe that could provide some insight.
     
    SoFine409, Apr 4, 2018
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