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Re: Windows Menu System

From "Bill Bradshaw" <bradshaw@gci.net>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject Re: Windows Menu System
Date 2025-02-22 08:26 -0900
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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.
-- 
<Bill>

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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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