Windows 10: Unable to open some programs/shortcuts from start menu

Hello,

So I've been noticing a common issue with upgrading some of my work place's PCs from Windows 7 to Windows 10. I am using the windows media creation tool and for the most part everything goes well during the upgrade, however when I log back into the machine using out domain administrator account ([DOMAIN NAME]/Administrator) I get error messages whenever I try to open specific programs like Device Manager from the start menu.




I've noticed similar errors also when I try opening other applications, but I'm still able to open device manager through control panel.

Also, I'm only having this issue with this specific domain user, I can log in with any other account or even log in locally and I'm able to open everything normally. This is leading me to believe that it's permissions related or related to a corrupt profile.

I've tried about all I can think of to resolve this issue including recreating the profile and no success. The only thing that has worked for me is to do a complete clean install of windows 10. However, I don't want to have to do this option with every single computer recreating everyone's user profiles and reinstalling company applications.

Has anyone else seen an issue like this before with Windows 10 or would anyone have any suggestions or tips on how to resolve or prevent this issue from happening on upgrading Windows 7 PCs.

Thanks

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How to pin shortcut to start menu.

At first, you can create a shortcut in your Programs folder
(in a hidden folder C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs). The shortcut appears in
All apps list. Then you can pin it to Start menu / Taskbar as Mayank Gupta10 suggested.

The common way is to create a shortcut on the Desktop.
But the more elegant way is creating Custom toolbars.

 

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?

 

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.