Windows 7 - pin folder to start menu

Hi I was wondering if it is possible to have a folder pinned in the start menu behaving like the Getting Started icon, that is when I hover on the folder I want for example my game to show on the right

Hello Caddish,

This will show you how to pin a folder to the Windows 7 Start menu.

Start Menu - Pin or Unpin a Folder to

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Thanks but this way the folder is only a link what I wish is that when I hover on the folder the content of the folder display on the left like in the attached thumbnail

I don't think there is a way. It's one of my pet peeves with Windows 7. I have 4 "flyout" menus above programs and I miss them when I boot into Windows 7.

Hello Caddish.

This feature monitors applications and...particular, compatible applications, for tasks and internal programs they can open.It is a new ,handy feature but it can only be used for apps, not folders.

The only thing you can do is have Windows Explorer pinned to taskbar which shows you the latest opened folders on the right pane.

I agree! Why would Windows NOT allow you to place a folder on the start menu and also allow it to act like a menu (i.e. when you hover over it, the contents of that folder are displayed). In XP & Vista, I used this feature constantly to quickly drill down to files I needed to access. The altermative is to open up a Windows Explorer window. On the right side of the start menu (the black area) are folders that do this, what decides which folders appear there? Ugh! I used and relied on this feature so much that had I known, I probably would have just stayed with Vista. Please, can't one of you make a tweak? Where is Superman when we need him?!!!

Hello William, and welcome to Seven Forums.

You can use the free program Vista Start Menu to have fully customizable Start Menu in Windows 7 instead.

Hope this helps,
Shawn