Simple steps to keep your Start menu organized
While this does involve a certain amount of effort given that files and apps sometimes use names that don’t really align with this idea, there’s one little thing that many users find particularly difficult in Windows 10 April 2018 Update.
Installing apps on a Windows 10 system creates entries in the Start menu, and some Win32 programs come with their own folders which are named using a pre-defined approach set by the developer. These folders include the essential files that users might need to access quickly from the Start menu, like the manual, links to the official website, and, of course, the executable file.
At first glance, there are no options to rename these folders, and right-clicking them doesn’t point us to any options. As a result, many people think this can’t be done, though it’s actually possible, only that a more complex approach is needed. I’m going to explain this in the lines below, but keep in mind that an administrator account is needed.
The first thing you need to do is to navigate to the home folder where all the Start menu shortcuts are stored. The path is the following:
But when it comes to folders, renaming also requires a reboot. This means that even if you rename a folder, you can’t see the new name in the Start menu until you restart your computer. In other words, you should think twice before choosing a new name because fixing little things like typos require another reboot as well. Of course, renaming multiple folders at once and then rebooting the system also makes the process a lot easier.
You should notice the explorer.exe relaunching, with the taskbar showing up once again and the Start menu featuring the changing to folder names that you made before.
Hopefully, Microsoft will add Start menu options to easily rename folders and shortcuts in future Windows 10 versions, so if you want this, make sure you make yourselves heard in the Feedback Hub.
