For more information on creating registry entries see How To: Write a registry entry during installation. This is required as a Shortcut cannot serve as the KeyPath for a component when installing non-advertised shortcuts for the current users. The second creates a registry entry on install that indicates the application is installed. The first is a RemoveFolder element, which ensures the ApplicationProgramsFolder is correctly removed from the Start Menu when the user uninstalls the application. In addition to creating the shortcut the component contains two other important pieces. To set an optional icon for the shortcut you need to first include the icon in your installer using the Icon element, then reference it using the Icon attribute on the Shortcut element. The WorkingDirectory attribute sets the working directory for the shortcut. Notice how it references the full path using the syntax where myapplication.exe was previously defined. The Target attribute points to the executable to launch on disk. The description is an optional attribute for an additional application description. The Name attribute is the text that will be displayed in the Start Menu. The Id attribute is a unique id for the shortcut. The first element is Shortcut and it creates the actual shortcut in the Start Menu. Underneath the DirectoryRef is a single Component to group the elements used to install the Shortcut. By referencing the ApplicationProgramsFolder directory the shortcut will be installed into the user's Start Menu inside the My Application Name folder. If you've decided you don't want the Start menu open, press Esc.The DirectoryRef element is used to refer to the directory structure created in step 1. Once what you want to open is selected press Enter. Once in the area you want, use the arrow keys to navigate between each of the icons in the Start menu. Once the Start menu is open (using the Windows key), use the Tab to navigate between each of the ares of the Start menu. How to navigate the Start menu with the keyboard If you want to use your keyboard, press the Esc. Moving the mouse pointer anywhere outside of the Start menu and clicking closes the Start menu. From this Start menu, you can access all your programs through the "All apps" option and in the left pane. One of the most noticeable changes is the integration of tiles (from the Windows 8 start screen) into the Start menu. The Windows 10 Start menu made some drastic changes to the Start menu available in previous versions of Windows, as is immediately apparent in the picture below. You can also click the arrow next to the Shut down button to switch users, log off, restart, sleep, or hibernate the computer. Shut downĪt the bottom of the right pane is the Shut down button, which lets you turn the computer off. In the System window, you can view basic system properties, including the Windows version and access the Device Manager. You can find the version of Windows on your computer if you right-click Computer and select Properties. The right pane shows each of the more commonly accessed sections of the computer, such as your Computer, Control Panel, Documents, Music, and Pictures. This useful feature lets you type in the name of the program or file you're looking for and have the results displayed above. Searchĭirectly below the All Programs option is the "Search" bar. All programsĪt the bottom of the left pane is the All Programs option that displays all programs installed on the computer. In the above example, there is one pinned program separated by a line and then the recently ran programs. The left pane shows recently started programs or any pinned program shortcuts. If you have Windows 10 Skip down to the Windows 10 Start menu section. Before the release of Windows 95, earlier versions of Windows (e.g., Windows 3.11) also did not have a Start menu.īelow is an overview of the Windows Start menu found in Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 7. The Microsoft Windows Start menu was first introduced with Microsoft Windows 95, and since it's release, all versions of Windows except Windows 8 have a Start menu. What versions of Windows have the Start menu? Also, there are no smartphones or tablets with a Windows Start menu. Computer's that are not running Microsoft Windows (e.g., Linux computers and Apple computers) do not have a Start menu.
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