A submenu in the Windows Start menu that contains shortcuts (pointers) to the user's applications. When an application is first installed, one or more icons are placed in a group within the Programs ...

When you install an application on your Windows computer, the program’s executable file goes to the C: drive by default or a custom install location you select. To open this app, you must find it in ...

Editor’s note: As originally written, this tip on restoring the classic All Programs menu in Windows 7 describes a Registry tweak that also changes your Internet Explorer Favorites, which you may not ...

Several third-party utilities can serve as Start menu replacements for Windows 8 users who aren't as keen on the new Start screen. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a ...

Some reports have stated that users are finding duplicate entries for programs in the Start Menu. This glitch can be caused due to a number of factors. It includes incomplete installations, corrupt ...

Microsoft is updating the «Start» menu in Windows 11. And this time it’s not about changing the design of icons or a hint of nostalgia, but a very specific function: automatic sorting of programs into ...

If you have a hankering to add cascading menus with your favorite programs to your Windows context menus, technology site Tweaking with Vishal has a step-by-step primer on how to make it happen ...

Being a compulsive alphabetizer, I do this without even thinking every time a new program installation sticks itself at the end of the menu. Any Microsofties out there? Feature request: An auto sort ...