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Re: Windows Menu System

From "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject Re: Windows Menu System
Date 2025-02-22 15:10 -0500
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On 2/22/25 02:08 PM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> 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?
> 
Yep, gathers them all up together.
>    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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     Alan K.

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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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