Clean and Manage Start Menu Of Windows 7

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By unrolling the Start menu in Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7, you have direct access to certain software directly from the first component. Your Internet browser, your email software, and software you use most frequently and certain system files are present. You can easily edit this list to show only the items you actually use.

If you regularly download and install software, you've probably noticed that most of them will add their shortcuts in the Start menu, stored in a folder with the name of the software often. These shortcuts allow you to run different software or to access their options.

When you uninstall software via the Add / Remove Programs in Windows, sometimes the shortcuts and folders are not deleted. In the long run, so you have a Start menu with lots of files and unnecessary shortcuts that point to anything and that encumber it.

To make clean up your Start menu, you can manually delete the folders and shortcuts software removed before having verified that they point to files that no longer exist.

For your convenience, you can use the small free utility Tidy Start Menu will automatically perform this cleaning. The software will take care of and check every shortcuts in the Start menu to remove those who died and their records.

Follow this file for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 to get a clean and clear Start menu to suit your needs.

Removing a program from the list of popular software:

The first part of the Start menu shows you the software you use most for quick launch. If you have already placed shortcut on your desktop or Quick Launch bar or you simply want to protect your privacy, you can remove the shortcuts you want.

• Click the Start button.
  
  
• Click the right mouse button on the shortcut to the software that you no longer wish to see in the list of popular software.
  
  
• In the menu that appears, choose Remove from this list.
  
  
• The shortcut is immediately removed. Note that it is always present in the list of programs from the Start menu.

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Pin application to Start menu:

When you click the Start button, the first component gives you direct access to your mail and your web browser. Below these links, you can easily add permanent shortcuts to programs you use the most. Contrary to the list of popular software, these shortcuts will not budge.

• Whether in the Start menu on your desktop or in Explorer, click the right mouse button on the shortcut in the Start menu pin.
  
  
• In the menu that appears, select the Add to Start menu.
  
  
• The new menu is placed under the Messaging and Internet shortcuts.
  
  
• You can easily change the order of these shortcuts by simply dragging and dropping.
  
  
• As for the list of popular software, you can remove a shortcut from this list by clicking the right mouse button and select Delete from the list.

Change Internet Shortcut Links:

By default, the Internet shortcut on the Start menu point to Internet Explorer and the shortcut to Outlook Express Mail. If you use other software to surf the Internet or manage your mail, shortcuts have probably not been updated.

• Click the right mouse button on a blank area of the taskbar and choose the Properties command.
  
  
• Open the Start Menu tab, then click the Customize button.
  
  
• In the Show box in the Start menu, choose Internet link for the software used to surf the Internet.
  
  
• Do the same for the Link Email.
  
  
• Note that you can remove these shortcuts by unchecking their boxes.
  
  
• Click OK.

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Customizing system files:

The first part of the Start menu gives you access to certain system folders: My Documents, My Pictures, My Music, My computer ... You can easily customize this list.

• Click the right mouse button on a blank area of the taskbar and choose the Properties command.
  
  
• Open the Start Menu tab, then click the Customize button.
  
  
• With Windows XP, open the Advanced tab.
  
  
• In the Start Menu Items list, select the check boxes to add items and uncheck the boxes to the elements of the system to remove.
  
  
• Then click the OK button.

Manually remove a shortcut or folder:

You want to unlist My Programs folder or shortcut to a program? It's easy. Note that removes the shortcut, not the software itself will always be present on your computer and use. Here is how to do this:

• Click the Start button then All Programs.
  
  
• Click the right mouse button on the folder or shortcut to remove. In the menu that appears, choose Delete
  
  
• Confirm by clicking Yes.

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Automatically delete empty folders and shortcuts:

For your convenience, you can leave the little free utility Tidy Start Menu shortcuts and find empty folders on the Start menu. You can then delete them easily. Here is the step by step process for the same:

• First download Tidy Start Menu
  
  
• Once the download is complete, run the file.
  
  
• The software installation wizard opens. Click the Next button.
  
  
• Click the Agree button.
  
  
• Click the Install button.
  
  
• Then click the Close button.
  
  
• Tidy Start Menu is then executed. If this is not the case, run it by double click its shortcut on the desktop.
  
  
• In the window that opens, click the Wizard button elimination shortcuts empty.
  
  
• In the window that opens, click the Search button.
  
  
• The shortcuts are displayed found empty. Check box to remove the shortcuts.
  
  
• Finally, click on the button labeled Delete selected items.
  
  
• Finally close Tidy Start Menu. The folders and shortcuts dead have been removed.