Folder "Acessories" is gone from Start Menu


  1. Shii7
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    Folder "Acessories" is gone from Start Menu


    Hello.
    My folder "Acessories" and "Administrative Tools" have disappeared from my start menu button. I already went to Computer/Local Disk (C: )/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs and I see that those folders are in there, but they don't appear in the Start Menu button That's strange.

    Can someone help me please?
    Thanks a lot

    Ruth
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  3. Jonathan_King
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    Welcome, Ruth!

    I don't know about Accessories, but for Administrative Tools, right-click the taskbar and click Properties. Then go to the Start Menu tab, and click Customize. There should be a check box down there.

    Hope this helps,
    ~Jonathan
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  4. rsvr85
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    Are the folders in %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs ?
    Have you tried a system restore?
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  6. Shii7
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    Jonathan_King said:
    Welcome, Ruth!

    I don't know about Accessories, but for Administrative Tools, right-click the taskbar and click Properties. Then go to the Start Menu tab, and click Customize. There should be a check box down there.

    Hope this helps,
    ~Jonathan
    It did! Thanks!


    About the folder "Acessories", thank you richc46 and rsvr85, I tried a 'System Restore' and it worked!
    Thank you all :)
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  7. Jonathan_King
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    Great! Thanks for posting back. Any other questions, just ask 'em.
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  8. ski
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    edited
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  10. rsvr85
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    Glad you're all sorted shii7
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