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How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen

Learn how to add or delete items and categories in the all apps screen with clear steps, practical context, and useful troubleshooting guidance.

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This updated guide examines How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

Reference

  • Item refers to...
  • Category refers to...
  • Item under a category refers to...

Steps

Method 1of 3:

Adding Items

How to Add a Single Item to the Start Menu

  1. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 1 Create a shortcut on your desktop. Right click your desktop to open its context menu, hover over New in the context menu to expand another menu, then click Shortcut to create a new shortcut on your desktop. The Create Shortcut wizard will open.
  2. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 2 Select the file or folder that you want to add to the All Apps screen as the shortcut's target. ClickBrowse...in the wizard, select the desired target in the Browse for Files or Folders dialog, then clickOK. You can also manually type in the path of it.
  3. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 3 Finalize the shortcut. ClickNextto continue to the next screen, type a name for the shortcut, then clickFinish.
  4. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 4 Open the Run dialog. Press the⊞WinandRkey at the same time to open the Run dialog.
  5. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 5 Open the Start menu's directory. In the Run dialog, type C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms and clickOK. File Explorer will open.
  6. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 6 Add the item to the Start menu. Drag the shortcut that you created into an empty space in the File Explorer window to move it to the directory.
    • ClickContinueon the Destination Folder Access Denied dialog if it appears.
    • Result:

How to Add a Category to the Start Menu

  1. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 7 Open the Run dialog. Press the⊞WinandRkey at the same time to open the Run dialog.
  2. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 8 Open the Start menu's directory. In the Run dialog, type C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms and clickOK. File Explorer will open.
  3. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 9 Create a new folder in the directory. Right click an empty space in the File Explorer window to open its context menu, hover over New in the context menu to expand another menu, then click Folder to create a new folder.
  4. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 10 Name the folder the same name that you want the category to be named.
    • Note that the category will not actually appear in the All Apps screen until you've added an item under it.

How to Add an Item Underneath an Existing Category in the Start Menu

  1. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 11 Create a shortcut on your desktop. Right click your desktop to open its context menu, hover over New in the context menu to expand another menu, then click Shortcut to create a new shortcut on your desktop. The Create Shortcut wizard will open.
  2. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 12 Select the file or folder that you want to add to the All Apps screen as the shortcut's target. ClickBrowse...in the wizard, select the desired target in the Browse for Files or Folders dialog, then clickOK. You can also manually type in the path of it.
  3. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 13 Finalize the shortcut. ClickNextto continue to the next screen, type a name for the shortcut, then clickFinish.
  4. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 14 Open the Run dialog. Press the⊞WinandRkey at the same time to open the Run dialog.
  5. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 15 Open the Start menu's directory. In the Run dialog, type C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms and clickOK. File Explorer will open.
  6. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 16 In File Explorer, double click the folder that has the same name as the category that you want to add the item to.
  7. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 17 Add the item under the category. Drag the shortcut targeting the file/folder you want to add under the category into the folder.
    • ClickContinueon the Destination Folder Access Denied dialog if it appears.
    • Result...

Method 2of 3:

Removing Items

How To Delete an Item from the Start Menu

  1. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 18 Open the Run dialog. Press the⊞WinandRkey at the same time to open the Run dialog.
  2. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 19 Open the Start menu's directory. In the Run dialog, type C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms and clickOK. File Explorer will open.
  3. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 20 Delete the item. In File Explorer, right click the shortcut that has the same name as the item that you want to delete to show its context menu and click Delete .

How To Delete a Category from the Start Menu

  1. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 21 Open the Run dialog. Press the⊞WinandRkey at the same time to open the Run dialog.
  2. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 22 Open the Start menu's directory. In the Run dialog, type C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms and clickOK. File Explorer will open.
  3. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 23 Delete the category. In File Explorer, right click the folder that has the same name as the category that you want to delete to open the context menu and click Delete .

Method 3of 3:

How To Delete an Item from a Category in the Start Menu

  1. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 24 Open the Run dialog. Press the⊞WinandRkey at the same time to open the Run dialog.
  2. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 25 Open the Start menu's directory. In the Run dialog, type C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms and clickOK. File Explorer will open.
  3. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 26 In File Explorer, open the folder that has the same name as the category that the item that you want to delete is listed under.
  4. How to Add or Delete Items and Categories in the All Apps Screen — contextual image 27 Delete the item from the category. In the folder that you have just opened, right click the shortcut that has the same name as the item that you want to delete and click Delete .

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