- 1). Right click on the "Start" menu button, then click "Properties."
- 2). Select the "Classic Start menu" option and click the "Customize" button.
- 3). Click the "Advanced" button to open Windows Explorer to the Start Menu folder. Click the "+" symbol next to the "Start" folder, then click the "+" symbol next to the "Programs" folder. Click on the "Programs" folder.
- 4). Open program group folders, then drag and drop shortcuts or program group folders from the right pane into other program group folders in the left pane to move them. This allows you to combine similar programs in one program group folder, and group similar program groups together.
- 5). Right click on any program group folder in the left pane and click "Rename" to change the name of the folder. This will help you when consolidating similar program shortcuts into a single program group folder.
- 6). Click the "+" symbol next to any program group subfolders to expand them. Right click on empty program group folders and click "Delete" to delete them.
- 7). Click on the "All Users" folder in the left pane, then double click on the "Start" folder and then the "Programs" folder. This programs folder contains all of the Start menu items that display for all users, not just the currently logged-in user. Drag and drop shortcut icons from the right pane into program groups in the left pane to organize and combine program groups and shortcuts.
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