Start Menu Not Showing New Items

Recently, when I right-click on an executable, and then click on "Pin to Start Menu", the item
doesn't show up on the start menu. Why not?

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croy

croy wrote:

Recently, when I right-click on an executable, and then click on "Pin
to Start Menu", the item doesn't show up on the start menu. Why not?

Maximum number of pinned items in Start menu: height of Start menu

The maximum number of pinned items that can be added to the Start menu
depends on the maximum height of the start menu and that depends on your
screen size. Is the Start Menu dialog is scrollable? I've never had
more than 4 to 5 pinned items in the Start menu. Beyond that and its
just as messy as putting all programs under just the Programs subfolder
in the Start Menu (instead I group programs by function for which
subfolders are named, like Applications, Communication, Utilities,
Multimedia, etc). If the Start Menu is not scrollable, how would you
get to pinned entries that are offscreen? If the Start Menu is
scrollable, have you tried scrolling to see if the newly pinned entries
are offscreen?

https://aaron-kelley.net/blog/2015/0...ar-jump-lists/
http://www.pcsnippets.com/tutorials/...in-windows-7/9

Actually, I would think reducing the "recent programs" pane at the
bottom of the Start Menu would give more room for the "pinned programs"
pane at the top. Anyway, the options mentioned are listed under the
"Start Menu size" section so they have something to do with sizing.

You might have to restart Windows or, at least, logout and log back in
to effect the registry change (which is only for your Windows account,
not for all account under that instance of Windows). Alternatively, you
could open Task Manager, kill all explorer.exe processes (which makes
the desktop disappear since Windows Explorer is also the desktop
manager), and use File - New Task to load a new instance of
explorer.exe.

Another possibility to make the pane contents larger in the Start Menu
is to use small icons. In the properties of the Start Menu, deselect
the "Use large icons" option so small icons are used. Then you waste
less space on fluffy icons if its text on which you trigger to identify
the entries. Hieroglyphics died over 24 centuries ago and yet we became
enamored with excessive iconography in the last couple of decades.

In Windows 7, you get a configurable option. Windows 10 users aren't so
lucky; see:

https://www.techrepublic.com/article...-pinned-items/

Check if the pinned item actually shows up in your User Pinned
subfolder. After selecting the program and electing to pin it to the
Start Menu, check that a shortcut was added to your User Pinned
subfolder under your profile folder for your Windows account.

C:\Users\youraccount\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\I nternet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\StartMenu
or alternatively:
%appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\StartMenu

On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 15:23:05 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:

croy wrote:

Recently, when I right-click on an executable, and then click on "Pin
to Start Menu", the item doesn't show up on the start menu. Why not?


Another possibility to make the pane contents larger in the Start Menu
is to use small icons. In the properties of the Start Menu, deselect
the "Use large icons" option so small icons are used.

That was the key.

Check if the pinned item actually shows up in your User Pinned
subfolder. After selecting the program and electing to pin it to the
Start Menu, check that a shortcut was added to your User Pinned
subfolder under your profile folder for your Windows account.

C:\Users\youraccount\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\ Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\StartMenu
or alternatively:
%appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\StartMenu

Good stuff! Thanks.

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croy

croy wrote:

VanguardLH wrote:

croy wrote:

Recently, when I right-click on an executable, and then click on
"Pin to Start Menu", the item doesn't show up on the start menu.
Why not?

Another possibility to make the pane contents larger in the Start
Menu is to use small icons. In the properties of the Start Menu,
deselect the "Use large icons" option so small icons are used.

That was the key.

I can read a lot faster than looking at icons to remember to which
program each is associated, especially when icons can look similar.
Imagine how frustrated you would be when a circuit breaker snaps, you go
to the breaker panel, and instead of seeing text describing for which
room a breaker controls you instead saw a bunch of stupid icons.
Hieroglyphics died but icons created at-will and must be unique because
they may be trademarked don't even comprise a language. One of the
first tweaks I do after installing Windows is to switch to small icons
in the Start menu so I'm used to more pinned entries in there. You can
also change the size of desktop icons by right-clicking on the desktop,
select View, and pick an icon size.

I take it that your Start menu had no scrollbar to let you see entries
outside of the current pane size. I've never had more pinned entries
than what could fit in the pane so I wasn't sure if a scrollbar would
show up when you exceeded some max count threshold.

right click on the start button and then hit properties.
Under the start menu tab, you may need to check the box and do other
customizing with the other switches that help this action.

On 1/24/2018 11:31 AM, croy scribbled:
Recently, when I right-click on an executable, and then click on "Pin to Start Menu", the item
doesn't show up on the start menu. Why not?

On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 14:18:03 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:


I take it that your Start menu had no scrollbar to let you see entries
outside of the current pane size. I've never had more pinned entries
than what could fit in the pane so I wasn't sure if a scrollbar would
show up when you exceeded some max count threshold.

No scroll bar seen, and I couldn't find any options settings or other mention of a scroll bar
in the start menu.

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croy