Windows 7 - Start Menu - Reset Pin To Area

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How to Reset the Pin To Start Menu Area in Windows 7

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This will show you how to reset your "Pin to Start Menu" area to remove all current pinned items in Windows 7.

This can be helpful if you cannot "Unpin from Start Menu" a item, or just wish to quickly clear all pinned items from the Start Menu "pin to" area.

EXAMPLE: Start Menu "Pin to" area reset and cleared

Here's How:

1. Click on the Download buttom below to download the .bat file below, then run it.
Reset_Clear_Pinned_Start-Menu_Items.bat

2. If prompted, click on Run.
NOTE: If you like, you can stop getting the Run prompt by unblocking the downloaded .bat file.

3. You will now notice your screen flicker as explorer is restarted.

4. All pinned items in your Start Menu "Pin to" area will now be reset and cleared.

That's it,
Shawn

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darkassain · 12-11-2008

incredible you are good Brink...
i remember hypothezing with john on how to remove the SL's from the start menu but you go ahead and find out...
thanks...

Brink · 12-11-2008

You're welcome Darkassain.

Sp4rkR4t · 01-14-2009

Thank you very much for this, I hope they get this issue with not being able to remove explorer shortcuts from the start menu soon as I really need a quick way to get to the Downloads library.

Brink · 01-14-2009

Hi Sp4rkR4t,

You can do this for one:

1. Make your Personal folder in the Start Menu display as a Menu instead of a link.
2. Go to C:\Users\(user name)\Downloads.
3. Right click on Downloads and click on Include in Library and Create new library.

Now when you hover over your Personal (user) button on the right side of the Start Menu, you will see Downloads there for easy access.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Dwarf · 02-12-2009

This worked a treat - see: Remove pinned start menu item

Note that you do not need to restart your computer - logging off and back on is sufficient.

Brink · 02-12-2009

Thank you Dwarf. Updated.

Raen Yrtham · 10-28-2010

Yes I did at the time.

I ended up pinning the default start menu pin area items manually. It's not that much trouble.

At least the tutorial was good for one thing, it removed the highlighting for new installed programs in the start menu programs menu

Brink · 10-28-2010

Raen,

I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted.

The Customize Start Menu settings is where you can turn the Highlight newly installed programs option on or off in case it comes back on for you.

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