The Windows Start Menu seems to grow in size over time. Even users who regularly uninstall software programs the proper way will notice that they end up with a massive list of folders and shortcuts in the start menu. Keeping an overview over working and broken shortcuts can be quite time consuming which is why [...]

Tags: broken links, broken shortcuts, ccleaner, check links, clean windows, start-menu, windows software, windows start menu
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The Windows XP Start Menu is divided into two parts. The left part can contain custom links to folders and applications while the right part is more or less static. It points to user folders like My Documents or the Control Panel of the Windows operating system. It is possible to change some of the [...]

Tags: registry tips, start-menu, windows registry, windows registry tips, windows start menu, windows tips, windows xp start menu, windows-xp
Categories: Windows

The Windows XP or Windows Vista Start Menus provide only limited options to customize their appearance and change the links and the way they are displayed. Open Menu+ is an Open Source skinnable Windows Start Menu replacement that provides better access to Start Menu entries.
One interesting aspect of the software is the option to run [...]

Tags: open menu+, Open Source, start-menu, windows menu, windows software, windows start menu
Categories: Windows, software

Not everyone is a fan of changing the looks of an operating system. Some users are perfectly happy with the default skin it shipped with and would never think of changing the interface. There is however a kind of user who likes to change the appearance of a computer system. From changing themes to adding [...]

Tags: start button, start-menu, vista start button, windows software, windows start menu, windows-vista, windows-xp
Categories: Windows, software

Users who like total desktop conversions might seek methods of removing standard Windows elements like the Windows Start Button to maximize screen estate. Not everyone would want to give up on the Windows Start Menu but someone who is working with an application launcher like Launchy would probably not miss it at all.
But even those [...]

Tags: customize windows, start button, start killer, start-menu, windows design, windows software, windows start menu, windows taskbar, windows themes, windows total conversions
Categories: Windows, software

Circle Dock was another contribution to the Donation Coder Programming Challenge. It was an entry by Eric Wong who contributed not only this but another software program to the Challenge. Circle Dock is a program launcher, but not your usual stationary one. It is activated with a shortcut, the default one is CTRL Windows, and [...]

Tags: application-launcher, circle dock, software, start-menu, windows-vista, windows-xp
Categories: Windows, software

I discovered the application SMOz at the Make Use Of Website and decided to give it a try because my start menu is already filling up with all kinds of applications that I have installed on my new computer. Many of these are for testing purposes only but some will remain there permanently.
SMOz is basically [...]

Tags: organize start menu, software, start-menu, windows tips
Categories: Windows, software