Start Menu

G

Guest

This seems like it would be easy to change, but I can't figure it out. I use
the "classic start menu" and want to know how to change the preferences so
that all programs/folders show when I click Start-Programs, rather than only
showing recently used programs first and then having to expand it to show all
programs in the menu.
 
B

Bob I

r-click the Start button, Properties, Start menu, Customize, uncheck Use
Personalized menus
 
W

Wesley Vogel

With the Classic Start Menu, both of these need to be UNChecked.

Right click the Start button | Properties |
Start Menu tab | Customize button |
Scroll down to and UNCheck both of these:
Scroll Programs * |
Use Personalized Menus **
Click OK | Click Apply | Click OK

[*Specifies whether to display the items on the Programs menu as one long
scrolling menu or as horizontal pages. Depending on your screen resolution,
if you have more than 29 or 38 programs installed, and you select to have
one long scrolling menu, you can access the programs you don’t see
by clicking the arrow at each end of the list of programs.]

[**Specifies whether to turn on Personalized Menus.
Personalized Menus keeps the Programs menu clean by hiding items you haven't
used recently, while still keeping other programs easily accessible. You
can gain access to hidden programs by clicking the down arrow at the bottom
of the Programs menu.]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
G

Guest

That worked - thanks!

Wesley Vogel said:
With the Classic Start Menu, both of these need to be UNChecked.

Right click the Start button | Properties |
Start Menu tab | Customize button |
Scroll down to and UNCheck both of these:
 Scroll Programs * |
 Use Personalized Menus **
Click OK | Click Apply | Click OK

[*Specifies whether to display the items on the Programs menu as one long
scrolling menu or as horizontal pages. Depending on your screen resolution,
if you have more than 29 or 38 programs installed, and you select to have
one long scrolling menu, you can access the programs you don’t see
by clicking the arrow at each end of the list of programs.]

[**Specifies whether to turn on Personalized Menus.
Personalized Menus keeps the Programs menu clean by hiding items you haven't
used recently, while still keeping other programs easily accessible. You
can gain access to hidden programs by clicking the down arrow at the bottom
of the Programs menu.]

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
geojoe said:
This seems like it would be easy to change, but I can't figure it out. I
use the "classic start menu" and want to know how to change the
preferences so that all programs/folders show when I click
Start-Programs, rather than only showing recently used programs first and
then having to expand it to show all programs in the menu.
 

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