Unable To Pin To Start Menu

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  1. Posts : 76
    Win7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8 Enterprise x64
       #1

    Unable To Pin To Start Menu


    Can anyone help please.

    All my programs pinned to the start menu have disappeared and I cannot pin anything there now!

    Any ideas?

    TIA,
    Paul.
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 719
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit (O.E.M)
       #2

    Hi Paul,
    I know I am new here but still trust me!

    Anyway, to confirm there is no malware involved, please scan your comouter using malwarebytes anti-malware. Follow directions here: How to use Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware to scan and remove malware from your computer

    Also run the SFC file checker 3 times and post the last log file here once you have completed it for me. Follow the directions here: SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker
      My Computer


  3. Arc
    Posts : 35,373
    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
       #3

    Hello Paul ... I t sounds that Start Menu - Pin or Unpin a Program to is not working for you , right ?

    If so, do what Tekno Venus suggested; run SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker , it will try to resolve the issue automatically.

    BTW ... do you use any third party system cleaner utility like TuneUp etc ?
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  4. Posts : 72,043
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #4

    Hello Paul,

    In addition, check using the tutorial below to make sure that pinning to your Start Menu didn't get disabled somehow.

    Start Menu - Enable or Disable Pin to Start Menu - Vista Forums

    Hopet his helps,
    Shawn
      My Computer


  5. Posts : 76
    Win7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8 Enterprise x64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Tekno Venus said:
    Hi Paul,
    I know I am new here but still trust me!

    Anyway, to confirm there is no malware involved, please scan your comouter using malwarebytes anti-malware. Follow directions here: How to use Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware to scan and remove malware from your computer

    Also run the SFC file checker 3 times and post the last log file here once you have completed it for me. Follow the directions here: SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker
    Hi,

    Thanks for that, did Malwarebytes, no problems, sfc scannow found some problems, log attached.
    The problem still remains though!
    Attachment 200047
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  6. Posts : 719
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit (O.E.M)
       #6

    Ok, have you tried what Brink suggested?
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  7. Posts : 76
    Win7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8 Enterprise x64
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Brink said:
    Hello Paul,

    In addition, check using the tutorial below to make sure that pinning to your Start Menu didn't get disabled somehow.

    Start Menu - Enable or Disable Pin to Start Menu - Vista Forums

    Hopet his helps,
    Shawn
    This setting is correct!
      My Computer


  8. Posts : 719
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit (O.E.M)
       #8

    This may seem incredibly obvious and stupid, but have you tried rebooting your system?! I have seen people post on here and vista forums that were eventually solved by the poster rebooting the system!
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  9. Posts : 76
    Win7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8 Enterprise x64
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Tekno Venus said:
    This may seem incredibly obvious and stupid, but have you tried rebooting your system?! I have seen people post on here and vista forums that were eventually solved by the poster rebooting the system!
    Yes, rebooted after the sfc scannow repair!
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  10. Posts : 72,043
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #10

    Paul,

    In that case, you might see if using the tutorial below to reset the Start Menu pin to area to see if you may be able to pin programs to the Start Menu again afterwards. This will clear all items pinned to the Start Menu though.

    Start Menu - Reset Pin To Area
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