Customising windows start menu (windows7)

coopsjc21 · 3 Nov 2009 at 17:01

Hi,
I have 3 users that use my PC (me plus 2 others). I like a clean clutter free start menu and when one of the other users installs a program it puts shortcut to it in my start menu. How do I stop it from doing this? i.e. when I make changes to the start menu (add/delete shortcuts) its does it ONLY to the start menu in my profile.

Does that make sense?

Broken Hope · 3 Nov 2009 at 17:09

Edit the start menu folder at \Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu that way those shortcuts will only be on your start menu and not anyone elses.

coopsjc21 · 3 Nov 2009 at 17:58

What happens if they install a program into their profile area.. the shortcuts will show up in my start menu won't they?

doggs · 3 Nov 2009 at 21:17

If the program installs the shortcut to the All Uers folder then everyone will see it.

Click Start - right click All Programs - click Open All Users. Move unwanted shortcuts to the start menus of users who do want them- \Users\TheirUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu