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Creating shortcut inside windows start menu

I can't create a shortcut or even create a folder inside C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\ and get an "Access is denied" error in both cases. I am using C++(WinAPI) and am interested in creating a shortcut inside that folder. Code…
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VB.NET program Behaves Differently When Run From Shortcut vs Program Folder

I created a VB.net application that, among other things, uses two DLLs to update the firmware on a microprocessor. It works perfectly during debugging. To distribute it, I used InstallShield LE to create an installer. If I install the program and…
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Preventing the start menu from appearing

I'm writing about the age-old problem of trying to keep the start menu from appearing. I've read everything I've been able to find on the web, including 2 previous stackexchange threads on closely related topics: How to disable Windows keys (logo…
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Windows 10 - Programmatically remove new shortcut from appearing in "recently added" in startmenu

I am writing code for my product's installer. I am creating a shortcut using C++ linkShell. I don't want my product's shortcut to be added to the "recently added" list in Windows 10 start menu. I tried to set the…
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Locking Start Menu folders

This isn't really a programming questions, but I'm trying to set up a folder structure in the Start Menu, on windows 7. This folder structure has several folders in it with shortcuts inside of those pointing to applications on the computer. I don't…
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Get path to all users' start menu on Windows

I am looking for a way to retrieve the path to the all users start menu directory in C++. I am only able to get the one of the current user (using Qt): QString startMenuPath =…
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Write in registry in order to add application in start menu

I have made a program in Visual Basic and I want to add this program in user's start menu by code. How can I do that? I know that there is a folder in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs where I can add my application's shortcut,…
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windows 10 - pin default microsoft programs to start menu

I'm sorry to ask such a silly questions here, but you probably can reply more faster than Microsoft :) So, I'd like to pin the default "Calendar" app to the start menu on my new windows 10, but I can't. I can pin everything which is not default…
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How can i make a startmenu in python?

i have been trying to add a start menu to a game i have been making and have looked everywhere to see how to make a start menu. I did try to use a tutorial by sentdex but it didn't work for my code! And i have also looked in many other places. Does…
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Adobe AIR - Option to not create a shortcut when installing an AIR application

Hello Stackoverflow community, Does anyone know if there is an option to not create a shortcut to an AIR application after its installation? Currently, all I have found is an option to choose the location of the application shortcut from within the…
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Specify a start menu name abbreviation for ClickOnce application

I would like to specify an abbreviated Start Menu name for a click once application similar to SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) or Microsoft Test Manager (MTM). The goal is to have the ability to hit Windows key + r, type the first letter of each…
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How can I programatically pin an item that displays a jump list to the start menu in WIN7

I want to add an item to the start menu to display a list of applications that the user can launch. Kind of like a custom menu. I got the WIN API code pack and understand that I can use a jump list for the popup menu part. Not sure how I can pin…
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c++ windows start menu internet short cut tooltip

I created in C++ an internet shortcut for windows in the start menu. Everything is fine, but how can i add a tooltip to this shortcut? I could not find somethink like I ShellLink::SetDescription for shell links. ... QString internetAddress =…
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Creating Start Menu icons with sub folders

I am trying to create a VB script to create Icons for Microsoft Kodu as the Icons do not get created when deployed via Microsoft SCCM when using the system account (a real pain.) I have had some advice from some friends on splitting up the folder…
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%SystemDrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Caches getting created when executing vb script

I need to create some shortcuts in StartMenu Group on Windows 7 in this location C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs. I first create shortcuts on the desktop and then copy them to the location C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start…
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