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From: "Bill Bradshaw" <bradshaw@gci.net>
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Subject: Re: Windows Menu System
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Frank Slootweg wrote:
> Yesterday, I wrote:
>
>>   Doesn't Windows just traverse the folder trees in
>> C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs and
>> C:\Users\<users>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start
>> Menu\Programs?
>>
>>   As I wrote, the standard menu already has two levels (Accessories\
>> System Tools), so why can't Bill have the two levels he wants?
>>
>>   So I think he should just try it: Create a 'System Utilities' top
>> folder, create a 'Backup' folder in it and then copy and paste (copy
>> instead of cut, just to be safe) the current Macrium and EaseUS
>> folders to the Backup folder (or is "Macrium & EaseUS" one folder?)
>> . Easy to try. If it doesn't work, he can always look for something
>> else.
>
>  I just tried what I suggested above and it works as expected.
>
>  In Open-Shell Menu, I can now just do:
>
> Start -> Programs -> System Utilities -> Backup -> Macrium -> Reflect
> -> Macrium Reflect
>
>  That starts Macrium Reflect, just like it did (does because I copied
> instead of cut) for:
>
> Start -> Programs -> Macrium -> Reflect -> Macrium Reflect
>
>  I didn't find 'System Utilities' in the native (Windows 11) Start
> menu, but that was not the purpose of this exercise. Perhaps it will
> appear after a re-login or reboot, who knows?

I installed Open Shell which I use on the other computers and just used one 
of the config files to set it.  Easier and I know the program.

Thanks,

<Bill>