Where is the Start menu stored?
If you need to edit your Start menu, just right-click the Start button, and then click Explore (to edit programs for just your user account) or Explore All Users (to edit programs for all user accounts).
The files that make up your Start menu and the groups are stored in a different location than they were in Windows XP. Programs installed for all users are now at:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
Programs installed just for your user account are at:
C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\
Programs listed in both locations show up in your Start menu.
For more information, read the Windows Vista Resource Kit (co-authored by your very own Tony Northrup). Got a question for Tony? Send an e-mail to qa@vistaclues.com.
Posted: January 15th, 2007 under Administration, File Management.
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Comment from Knox
Time: January 16, 2007, 11:41 am
Great clue!
Where is the stuff on the right side of the start menu kept? I’d love to get rid of that “default programs” there and add my own often used items to that space.
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