Classic Shell: Forum

Hi,

Your program is one of the first I always install because I do not like programs view of any menu after WinXP. But Windows 10 has interesting feature to pin anything including documents and folders you want directly to right side. Any chance you can add pinning to right side then it will be as good as Windows 10 menu.

It's not as easy as 1-click pinning/unpinning exactly but you can go to the Customize Start Menu tab in Start Menu Settings and add a 'Custom' item which can be a link to anything - program, folder, setting or file. You can choose if the folder expands to show its contents as a sub-menu or opens as a link in Explorer.

Also, although the context menu item "Pin to Start Menu (Classic Shell)" exists only for folders and programs, you can pin anything by using drag and drop. Drag anything you want to the Start button, wait for the menu to pop open, and move it above the Frequent programs list until it says "Pin to Start Menu" and then drop it. Or just open the pinned folder in Explorer (%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu or %appdata%\ClassicShell\Pinned depending on what your "Pinned Programs folder" setting is set to) and create/paste shortcuts there.

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Links to some general topics:

● Compare Start Menus

● Read the Search box usage guide.

I am a Windows enthusiast and helped a little with Classic Shell's testing and usability/UX feedback.