Manipulation of items pinned to Start Menu


  1. herbert
    Posts : 5
    Windows 7
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    How to backup and restore items pinned to Start Menu


    I want to be able to backup, and to quickly restore, the items I have pinned to the Start Menu after I restore an image to my c: drive, but it's escaping me how to do it.

    Windows stores the shortcuts here:
    C:\Users\MyUsername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\StartMenu", but merely pasting shortcuts there doesn't make them appear in the Start Menu.

    I know the favorites in this registry key is involved:
    hkcu\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\startpage
    but what do the other things there do? I don't want to restore the whole key when all I need is favorites and also restoring the other things in the key might do something I don't want.

    What's the best way to handle backing up and restoring the items pinned to my Start Menu?

    Thanks.
    Last edited by herbert; 11 Sep 2010 at 22:17.
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  3. tb2313
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    Not sure if you've found this yet. If so, maybe it will help someone else. But I just found this site:

    Backup and Restore Your Pinned Taskbar Items in Windows 7

    Good Luck.
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  4. kado897
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
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    Surely if you restore an image the pinned items will be restored with it.
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