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Start Classic Start Menu automatically for all new users
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Author:  mzinzi [ Fri Jan 29, 2016 10:22 am ]
Post subject:  Start Classic Start Menu automatically for all new users

I have 3 Server 2012 R2 Citrix servers that I want to use Classic Start Menu on. I simply want Classic Start Menu to run when any user logs on, new or otherwise. For 2 of the servers, it works fine, but on the 3rd server, Classic Start Menu never starts automatically. If I launch it from the .exe it works fine. As far as I can tell, all 3 servers are configured identically. I've also verified that Classic Start Menu is in the Registry set to autorun.

Please help.

Thanks

Author:  Ivo [ Fri Jan 29, 2016 10:24 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Start Classic Start Menu automatically for all new users

Download the Classic Shell Utility from here: http://www.classicshell.net/downloads/
Run it, save a system log file (on the machine that's not working), and send it to me.

Author:  mzinzi [ Fri Jan 29, 2016 10:42 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Start Classic Start Menu automatically for all new users

Here you go...thanks!

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Author:  Ivo [ Fri Jan 29, 2016 10:53 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Start Classic Start Menu automatically for all new users

It appears to be working. I see 13 start menu processes currently running. Do you not see a start menu?

Author:  mzinzi [ Fri Jan 29, 2016 11:00 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Start Classic Start Menu automatically for all new users

This is a Citrix server and there are other users logged in right now that may have it running, but it is not running in my session that I ran the utility from. The only way I can get it to run is to manually launch the .exe from c:\program files...

Author:  Gaurav [ Fri Jan 29, 2016 12:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Start Classic Start Menu automatically for all new users

If you create a shortcut to ClassicStartMenu.exe in the folder C:\Users\<your user name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup, does it run automatically every time?

Author:  mzinzi [ Fri Jan 29, 2016 2:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Start Classic Start Menu automatically for all new users

No it doesn't. Really weird. If I navigate to the folder and run it manually, it works fine.

Author:  Ivo [ Sat Jan 30, 2016 8:58 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Start Classic Start Menu automatically for all new users

Something is blocking it then. It might be some AV software or something. As a last resort you may try creating a scheduler task to launch the start menu on login.

Author:  Gaurav [ Sat Jan 30, 2016 9:05 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Start Classic Start Menu automatically for all new users

Open the Properties of ClassicStartMenu.exe and make sure that it is not set to run as administrator from the "Compatibility" tab.

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