How to Remove Unwanted Menu Items

SSN651 · 14 Jul 2020

I have 30 laptops we use in our school environment. I want to reduce the visual distractions for the student on the Start menu.

I have been looking for a way to remove "Settings" and "Windows Security" from the User Menu. These are not located in the two places that I know to look:
C:\Users\User_Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

Would anyone know how to remove these (shown in picture).

Thank you everyone.

Windows 10 1909

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Whatsisname · 15 Jul 2020

Hi SSN651, Try this
How to Add or Remove Settings on Win+X Menu in Windows 10. Search in Tutorials.
Good Luck with the kids not changing it back!

ysan · 15 Jul 2020

What you could do is to go to windows settings > start > and disable there the app list display , then you only have tiles to manage at will ?

Paul Black · 15 Jul 2020

Hello @SSN651,

SSN651 said:

I have 30 laptops we use in our school environment. I want to reduce the visual distractions for the student on the Start menu.

I have been looking for a way to remove "Settings" and "Windows Security" from the User Menu. These are not located in the two places that I know to look:

Code:

C:\Users\User_Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

Would anyone know how to remove these (shown in picture).

Windows 10 1909.

First of all, look here => Add or Remove Items for All Apps in Start menu in Windows 10.

[1] Are the computers networked?
[2] Is Windows and the software rolled out to each computer or are they ALL standalone computers?
[3] Is there an IT department?
[4] Do you want to delete them or disable them?
[5] Would you need to re-instate them at any stage?

I hope this helps!

SSN651 · 16 Jul 2020

Thank you Paul Black.

The computers are stand alone, not networked.
I am the go-to IT 'guy', but not technically trained.
I would like to DELETE them, no recovery necessary.

The link you provided refers to the two folders that I referenced, these two items (Settings and Windows Security reside somewhere else).