The new and Improved
Windows 10 Start Menu, combines the look and feel of the classic menu In Windows 7, as well as a few bits and pieces of the Start Screen In Windows 8.1. Along with this, Is the ability to customize It by adding your favorite programs and applications In the
All apps section, however some apps simply fail to register. As such, In this tutorial, I will show you
how to add Items to the All apps list In the Start menu.
Before I make a start, here's what I'm referring to. Upon clicking on the
Start Button at the leftmost area of the
Taskbar, the
All apps section Is displayed as per the Image below.
When you've clicked on
All apps, It will expand with a list of Installed and pre-Installed applications, as Illustrated and
highlighted In orange below.
Whilst It's easy enough to
pin an app to the actual
Start Menu, the same cannot be said for each and every application that you wish to
add to All apps. Well, not until now. I will demonstrate how to
add any program and application, with Incredible ease. So without further delay, let's rip Into this tutorial.
Step One:
The first thing you need to do, Is open
File Explorer and In the
Address bar, enter the following command.
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
Then hit the
Enter key on your keyboard.
Step Two:
The directory will now open, with the folder containing the Start Menu shortcuts. This Is where you'll be
adding your applications. The contents In the Image below, Is at It's default state.
Step Three:
I shall copy & paste two
shortcut Items from my computer's desktop, namely
Control Panel and my
Classic Start Menu Settings In the directory above. Both of these will appear In the
All apps list. Remember,
the Items must be shortcuts.
Step Four:
My
shortcut Items are now located In the Start Menu shortcuts folder/directory, thus
have been added to the All apps list In the Windows 10 Start Menu. We'll checkout the Start Menu In the next step.
Step Five:
I've opened the Windows 10 Start Menu, clicked on
All apps and as you can see, my
Classic Start Menu Settings and
Control Panel Items have been successfully applied. Let's make sure they're functional. I've decided on clicking
Control Panel.
Last Step:
As expected, Control Panel has executed, hence all has gone according to plan.
Final Thoughts:
You'll probably be surprised that the entire process to add your Items to the All apps list In the Start Menu, only takes around a minute or so. Evidently, It depends whether the shortcuts are readily available, or If you need to create them. Don't forget that
shortcuts to your favorite apps must be added, and
not the executable files.
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