Windows 7: Start Menu - Reset Pin To Area

11 Dec 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...

11 Dec 2008

You're welcome Darkassain.

14 Jan 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.

14 Jan 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

12 Feb 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.

12 Feb 2009

Thank you Dwarf. Updated.

28 Oct 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

28 Oct 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.

Windows 7: Start Menu - Reset Pin To Area

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