In the Classic Start Menu all is Ok; In the normal one: all the programs are missing from "All Programs".





I switched today from the Classic menu the the Vista default one. And found that all are gone. Googling for 3 hours did not find a resolution.

• All the programs, shortcuts & folders in the All Users and current user Start Menu/Programs folders are there;
• Permissions on folders are all set as expected.

Can anyone help?

Thanks for replying richc46,

I already read this tutorial, and looked at the Local Policy Group editor.
My "All programs" is clearly visible, and clickable.

(All the Start Menu and Taskbar items are set to "Not Configured" in 'gpedit.msc')

Any more hints?

I had the same issue and cause was some malware that made my programs menue "hidden" the way to fix it is to go "folder and Search Option" then show hidden files. Navigate to C:/users/<username>/app data/ then right click on the three folders inside Local, local low, and roaming. Uncheck the "hidden" box and bam! Your Program menu is no longer hidden.

Another solution would be go to properties for the start menu and then select customize next to the start menu and there is an option to set how many programs will show in the recent programs list. I set mine to 12 and it works fine.