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Re: Windows Menu System

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Alan K. <alan@invalid.com> wrote:
> On 2/22/25 12:26 PM, Bill Bradshaw wrote:
> > Frank Slootweg wrote:
> >> Alan K. <alan@invalid.com> wrote:
> >>> On 2/21/25 05:08 PM, Bill Bradshaw wrote:
> >>>> I use Open Shell on my computers except for a Windows 10 tablet.  I
> >>>> am trying to build a menu system with various levels.  I know there
> >>>> are at least 2 programs out there that are suppose to simplify
> >>>> this.  You are suppose be able to do this with shortcuts but I can
> >>>> not get it to work. Would somebody provide the names of those menu
> >>>> programs?
> >>>
> >>> Why do you need a menu program?
> >>>
> >>> Couldn't you just make folders in:
> >>>          C:/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs
> >>> I made one "--My Programs--" then dragged 2 dozen or so links from
> >>> other places.   Everything is consolidated now under that one folder.
> >>> And since the folder name is -- it sorts at the top.
> >>
> >>   Exactly. That's what the ...\Start Menu\Programs folder (and its
> >> user- specific counterpart [1]) is for. Anything you add there is
> >> reflected in the native Start menu and in the Open-Shell Menu.
> >>
> >>   As to "with various levels", the standard menu has already two
> >> levels. No reason why you can't add any number of more levels.
> >>
> >>   So you (Bill) should probably explain why you think the standard
> >> Windows ...\Start Menu\Programs folders can not do what you want.
> >>
> >> [1] C:\Users\<users>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start
> >> Menu\Programs
> > 
> > I can already do the above.  What I want to do is put folders under folders.
> > Top folder System Utilities > Backup > Macrium & EaseUS.
>
> The above works for a single folder but yes, I don't think making
> subfolders works.  Microsoft wants to extract all links to the main
> menu, or at least the 'all programs' list.  Been doing that since,
> well forever.   It groups your personal menu and the system menu too.
> So you're dead trying to get subs.
>
> If that's what you want, yep, you need a third party program.

  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.

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Windows Menu System "Bill Bradshaw" <bradshaw@gci.net> - 2025-02-21 13:08 -0900
  Re: Windows Menu System "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-02-21 17:16 -0500
    Re: Windows Menu System Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-22 10:43 +0000
      Re: Windows Menu System "Bill Bradshaw" <bradshaw@gci.net> - 2025-02-22 08:26 -0900
        Re: Windows Menu System "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-02-22 12:45 -0500
          Re: Windows Menu System Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-22 19:08 +0000
            Re: Windows Menu System "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-02-22 15:10 -0500
            Re: Windows Menu System Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-23 11:26 +0000
              Re: Windows Menu System "Bill Bradshaw" <bradshaw@gci.net> - 2025-02-23 09:17 -0900
                Re: Windows Menu System Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-23 18:41 +0000
                Re: Windows Menu System "Bill Bradshaw" <bradshaw@gci.net> - 2025-02-24 07:56 -0900
                Re: Windows Menu System Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-24 12:51 -0500
                Re: Windows Menu System Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-24 18:23 +0000
                Re: Windows Menu System "Bill Bradshaw" <bradshaw@gci.net> - 2025-02-25 08:25 -0900
                Re: Windows Menu System "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-25 05:02 -0800
  Re: Windows Menu System Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-22 13:25 -0500
    Re: Windows Menu System "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-02-22 15:12 -0500
      Re: Windows Menu System Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-22 19:17 -0500

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