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Start Menu All Programs List - Enable or Disable

How to Enable or Disable the All Programs List in the Vista Start Menu
Published by Brink
04-03-2008

How to Enable or Disable the All Programs List in the Vista Start Menu

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  This will show you how to have the All Programs list added or removed from the Start menu of the user account that this is done in. The All Programs list is enabled by default in Vista.
NOTE
  This will only work on the normal Start menu and not the classic Start menu.
RELATED LINKS:EXAMPLE: All Programs List Enabled in the Start Menu
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EXAMPLE: All Programs List Disabled in the Start Menu
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METHOD ONE:
Through the Local Group Policy Editor
NOTE
  This method is only available for the Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions. See Method Two below for the Vista Home Basic and Home Premium editions.
1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor.

2. In the left pane, click on User Configuration, Administrative Templates, and Start Menu and Taskbar. (See screenshot below)
group_policy.jpg
3. In the right pane, right click on Remove All Programs list from the Start menu and click on Properties. (See screenshot above)

4. To Enable All Programs -
A) Select (dot) Disabled or Not Configured and click on OK. (See screenshot below)

B) Go to step 8.
5. To Disable All Programs -
A) Select (dot) Enabled and click on OK.
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6. Close Local Group Policy Editor window. Your done.


METHOD TWO:
Through the Registry
NOTE
  This method will work for all Vista versions.
Through a Download:
1. To Enable All Programs -
A) Click on the download button below to download the Enable_All_Programs.reg file.

B) Go to step 3.


2. To Disable All Programs -
A) Click on the download button below to download the Disable_All_Programs.reg file.


3. Click on Save, and save the .reg file to the Desktop.

4. Right click the .reg (On Desktop) file and click on Merge.

5. Click on the Run button for Security Warning pop-up.

6. Click on Continue (UAC), Yes, and then OK when prompted.

7. When done, you can delete the .reg file (On Desktop).
The Manual Way:
1. Open the Start Menu.

2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type regedit and press Enter.

3. Click on the Continue button in the UAC prompt.

4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
reg1.jpg
5. To Disable All Programs -
A) In the right pane, right click on a empty area and click on New and DWORD (32-bit) Value. (See screenshot above)

B) Type NoStartMenuMorePrograms and press Enter.

C) Right click on NoStartMenuMorePrograms and click on Modify. (See screenshot below)
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D) Type 1 and click on OK. (See screenshot below)
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E) The registry will now look like this. (See screenshot below)
reg3.jpg
F) Go to step 7.
6. To Enable All Programs -
A) In the right pane, right click on NoStartMenuMorePrograms and click on Delete. (See screenshot above)

B) Click on Yes to confirm deletion.
7. Close regedit.
That's it,
Shawn

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Old 04-27-2008  
Arakai
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Re: Start Menu All Programs List - Enable or Disable

can you help me pls??? i accidentally deleted all the program list in the start menu (the accessories, games, startup n all those suppose to be in there).. can you help me pls?? how to restore em?

or can you tell me where did the deleted files from recycle bin goes to? im using R-STUDIO


Last edited by Arakai; 04-27-2008 at 02:08 AM..
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Old 04-27-2008  
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Re: Start Menu All Programs List - Enable or Disable

Hi Arakai,

You can download the default Start menu shortcuts from this site below and copy them back to your the C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs folder.

Restore the default Start menu shortcuts

Hope this helps you,
Shawn
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Old 01-03-2009  
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Re: Start Menu All Programs List - Enable or Disable

Hey Brink,

When you open the start menu, a list of recently used programs is shown. You can then click on 'All programs' to show the actual menu of your programs. How can I get this menu to be open by default, i.e. I want that when I click the start menu, the menu of programs is shows immediately and not the list of recently used programs.

Thank you,
Laurens,
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Old 01-03-2009  
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Re: Start Menu All Programs List - Enable or Disable

Hi Laurens, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Sorry, but there is no way to have the Start Menu open with All Programs already opened as far as I know.

Shawn
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