The Start menu certainly boasts certain advantages over the Start screen, but one major disadvantage is the way the folders and shortcuts for all your programs easily become disorganized.

The Windows 10 Start Menu is a functional mix of old and new. Here's how to use and customize the Start Menu to make your Windows 10 PC feel more personal.

Miss the way Windows XP would show all your installed software in one big list? Here are two ways to restore that capability in Windows 7.

You can easily configure the Windows 7 Start menu, changing the look and putting your favorite programs front and center.

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu. In the first window, right-click on the Programs folder and click Cut from the pop-up menu.

All Programs The new program highlighting feature also colors any new programs yellow within the All Programs menu, which is a submenu of the Start menu.

One is for programs installed for all users, the other for programs installed only for the current user. With the StartAllBack Start menu, you can access both folders.

First, open up Start > All Programs, and search through the menu for the app you want to start at boot. Right-click on it and hit "Copy". This will copy the shortcut.

Not happy with the Windows 10 Start menu? Open Shell is a free Start menu alternative worth trying.

If you see duplicate Office or any other program or app icons & shortcuts in Windows 11/10 Start Menu, then this is how to resolve the issue.