1. Open the
Customize Start Menu window, and scroll down to the
System administrative tools option. (See screenshot below)
2. To Add "Administrative Tools" to All Programs Menu Only
A) Select (dot) Display on the All Programs menu. (See screenshot above)
B) Go to step 5.
3. To Add "Administrative Tools" to All Programs Menu and Start Menu
A) Select (dot) Display on the All Programs menu and the Start menu. (See screenshot below step 1)
B) Go to step 5.
4. To Not Display "Administrative Tools" in All Programs Menu and Start Menu
A) Select (dot) Don't display this item. (See screenshot below step 1)
5. Click on
OK. (See screenshot below step 1)
6. Click on
OK. (See screenshot below)
1. Open the Start Menu, then type
regedit in the search box and press
Enter.
2. If prompted by
UAC, then click on
Yes.
3. In regedit, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
4. To Add "Administrative Tools" to All Programs Menu Only
A) In the right pane of Advanced, double click on Start_AdminToolsRoot, type 0 (number zero), and click on OK.
NOTE: If the Start_AdminToolsRoot DWORD is not here, then right click on a blank space in the right pane of Advanced, click on New and DWORD (32-bit) value, type in Start_AdminToolsRoot and press enter.
B) In the right pane of Advanced, right click on Start_AdminToolsTemp, click on Delete, and click on Yes.
C) In the right pane of Advanced, double click on StartMenuAdminTools, type 1, and click on OK.
NOTE: If the StartMenuAdminTools DWORD is not here, then right click on a blank space in the right pane of Advanced, click on New and DWORD (32-bit) value, type in StartMenuAdminToolsand press enter.
D) Go to step 7.
5. To Add "Administrative Tools" to All Programs Menu and Start Menu
A) In the right pane of Advanced, double click on Start_AdminToolsRoot, type 0 (number zero), and click on OK.
NOTE: If the Start_AdminToolsRoot DWORD is not here, then right click on a blank space in the right pane of Advanced, click on New and DWORD (32-bit) value, type in Start_AdminToolsRoot and press enter.
B) In the right pane of Advanced, double click on Start_AdminToolsTemp, type 2, and click on OK.
NOTE: If the Start_AdminToolsTemp DWORD is not here, then right click on a blank space in the right pane of Advanced, click on New and DWORD (32-bit) value, type in Start_AdminToolsTemp and press enter.
C) In the right pane of Advanced, double click on StartMenuAdminTools, type 1, and click on OK.
NOTE: If the StartMenuAdminTools DWORD is not here, then right click on a blank space in the right pane of Advanced, click on New and DWORD (32-bit) value, type in StartMenuAdminTools and press enter.
D) Go to step 7.
6. To Not Display "Administrative Tools" in All Programs Menu and Start Menu
A) In the right pane of Advanced, double click on Start_AdminToolsRoot, type 0 (number zero), and click on OK.
NOTE: If the Start_AdminToolsRoot DWORD is not here, then right click on a blank space in the right pane of Advanced, click on New and DWORD (32-bit) value, type in Start_AdminToolsRoot and press enter.
B) In the right pane of Advanced, right click on Start_AdminToolsTemp, click on Delete, and click on Yes.
C) In the right pane of Advanced, double click on StartMenuAdminTools, type 0 (number zero), and click on OK.
NOTE: If the StartMenuAdminTools DWORD is not here, then right click on a blank space in the right pane of Advanced, click on New and DWORD (32-bit) value, type in StartMenuAdminTools and press enter.
7. Close regedit.
8. Log off and log on, or restart the computer to apply.
That's it,