Stop a program appearing in shortcuts in start menu


  1. Posts : 19
    Windows 7
       #1

    Stop a program appearing in shortcuts in start menu


    Hi lads,

    Just wonderin if there's anything i can do to stop a certain program appearing in the shortcut menu when you click on start.

    All help would be appreciated .

    Thanks,
    Dave
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  2. Posts : 8,398
    ultimate 64 sp1
       #2

    do you want to delete a shortcut in your start-menu?

    Startup Programs - Change

    right-click and delete

    or do you mean the most commonly used progs on the left-hand side?

    right-click and 'remove from this list'

    learn to use right-click - it's very useful in a lot of places...:)
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  3. Posts : 4,573
       #3

    The old way does not work. No current reference to a new way.

    Customize the Start menu

    The old way

    Locate the following registry key:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\ where ‘program’ is the name of the executable you do not want to appear on the list.


    Click Edit, point to New, and select String Value.

    Type NoStartPage for the value name.
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  4. Posts : 19
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #4

    mickey megabyte said:
    learn to use right-click - it's very useful in a lot of places...:)
    Thanks for the reply, but i appreciate it if people dont take me as an idiot. I dont think im that stupid, i know how to remove it temporarily, but im talking about doing it permanently.

    Antman, thats for the info.

    Dave

    EDIT: Mickey, no offence was meant by my comment above.
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  5. Posts : 8,398
    ultimate 64 sp1
       #5

    it's ok DeWire, i didn't mean to treat you like an idiot - i just don't know how much you do know, but now i do know that you do know something. :)
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  6. Posts : 4,573
       #6

    You could use a sledgehammer and set the "Show Recent" value to 0, killing them all.

    Another hammer - replace the Start Menu
    CSMenu Official Site
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