Questions tagged [startmenu]
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How to remove shortcut from start screen?
Basically in an effort to configure and customise the start screen for our Windows 8/2012 users I have resorted to creating shortcuts and copying the layout to each user. With powershell I am able to create my links and shortcuts by running the…
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Add search command to windows startmenu
How can I add a command like the "Search the Internet" command in the windows startmenu.
Image: https://i.stack.imgur.com/xpWEz.png
Something like "Search the Wiki" so that my Browser-Website would be called with the given search parameters.
I don't…
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hidden setting icon of start menu on windows mobile 6.5
I've got a Windows Mobile 5 and i need to hide settings icon
We have employees that don't speak English, and I need the desktop to be very simplified. I just need hide the icon settings beacause got configuration that they cant to move
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extjs 4 desktop start menu entries behind taskbar
The startmenu contains several entries
and sub entries.
Like in any other start menu
the entries appear top-->down.
But now i can't click the last entry
because it vanishes behind taskbar.
|-- sub1
| |-- entry1_1
| |-- sub2
| |--…
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XP Start Menu Context Menu not opening folders
I'm having an issue with the "Open"/"Open All Users", "Explore"/"Explore All Users" context menu options (right click menu) for shortcut folders (such as "Accessories") under the "All Programs" list on the "Start Menu" in Windows XP Home…
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Is there a way to change the name of a Start menu link name using a Custom Action
We are localizing our application and need to change the name displayed in the Start menu based on the current UI culture. We would like to do this using a Custom Action during the installation. We are using Windows Installer deployment projects…
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How can I click on an item in windows Start Menu using AutoIt?
I am able to open then Start Menu and I am able to expand the nodes and child nodes in the Start Menu. Now, how can I perform the action of clicking on an item so that it will launch the corresponding application.
Regards,
Nazir
Here is the…
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Metro to desktop to metro.. API?
On Windows 8 they've replaced the Start Menu with a Start Screen using Metro GUI.
Desktop applications can be run from this screen, but when they exit the user is left at the desktop.
Is there a Windows setting that will return to the Start Screen…
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Hide Windows start orb in python (3.2)
I am creating a program that will replace the windows start menu in Python. I have managed to find a way to hide the taskbar as shown below but i can't find a way to hide the start orb(Windows button).
import ctypes
from ctypes import…
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how do i start the "help and support" application in the windows start menu using vb net 2012
When I click on "help and support" in the windows 7 start menu, the helpPane.exe program runs. But when I run helpPane.exe, nothing happens. Any ideas?
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VB net 2012 code to search for programs and files as in the windows 7 start menu
I want to make a textbox similar in function to the search textbox in the windows 7 start menu.
When I search for something in the windows 7 start menu, the process searchindexer.exe runs.
So you would think that is what I have to run in my program.…
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how to develop a widget for windows 7's start menu
I want to develop a Google searcher for windows 7's start menu.
It means a widget for start menu to show Google search result for search pattern of start menu.
I don't know is it possible to do that(start menu's widget of something like that) or…
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Create DataObject from Shell Run / Help (MFC C++)
I need help to create an IDataObject to enable drag and drop of these 2 Items (Run and Help)
For Example I need to do just like Windows Startmenu does.
to run them I use these
CComPtr pShellDisp;
if…
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How to create Start Menu shortcut task list?
As I mentioned in the title, I want to create C++ console application with jump list.
I searched too much websites including this website.
For example, I looked especially these websites:
Chapter 14: Adding Support for Windows 7 Jump Lists &…
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