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  1. Posts : 17,838
    Windows 10
       #201

    reddice said:
    Does anyone know if Start10 works with RS5. I am now using that and I just can't use the W10 start menu.
    Works...

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    reddice said:
    I like things pinned in list mode on the left and the W10 start menu does not let you do that.
    You can pin a personalized list but you have to re-create custom shortcuts...

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  2. Posts : 29,078
    Windows 10 21H1 Build 19043.1023
       #202

    reddice said:
    Does anyone know if Start10 works with RS5. I am now using that and I just can't use the W10 start menu. I like things pinned in list mode on the left and the W10 start menu does not let you do that.
    I unpin all the tiles from my Windows 10 Start Menu. It's a shame, but they can't all be unpinned at once. However, once I have all the tiles unpinned, I have a nice listing of my apps on the left side.

    Once the Start Menu is closed and reopened, it will be resized to show the listing.
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  3. Posts : 29,078
    Windows 10 21H1 Build 19043.1023
       #203

    Clintlgm said:
    Well are we going to lose quick launch if we use the 10 GUI and start
    I'm afraid we may, Clint, since Internet Explorer is scheduled to be deprecated sometime in the future, along with the Control Panel. As you know, setting up Quick Launch requires us to go to IE to select Quick Launch.

    Edit: Oops, I kinda misread your question, Clint.

    I use the Windows 10 GUI/Start Menu (with tiles removed) and set up Quick Launch as necessary when I do a clean install. So far, we can still access the Quick Launch path:

    Local Disk C>Users>Your 5 character ID>AppData>Roaming>Microsoft>Internet Explorer>select Quick Launch and go from there.
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  4. Posts : 17,661
    Windows 10 Pro
       #204

    Clintlgm said:
    Well are we going to lose quick launch if we use the 10 GUI and start
    Wynona said:
    I'm afraid we may, Clint, since Internet Explorer is scheduled to be deprecated sometime in the future, along with the Control Panel. As you know, setting up Quick Launch requires us to go to IE to select Quick Launch.

    Edit: Oops, I kinda misread your question, Clint.

    I use the Windows 10 GUI/Start Menu (with tiles removed) and set up Quick Launch as necessary when I do a clean install. So far, we can still access the Quick Launch path:

    Local Disk C>Users>Your 5 character ID>AppData>Roaming>Microsoft>Internet Explorer>select Quick Launch and go from there.
    @Clintlgm, @Wynona:

    Quick Launch is not going anywhere. It's still there, and it has nothing to do with existence or possible retirement of Internet Explorer. There is absolutely nothing forcing user to select and use the default Quick Launch folder, stored in %appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer as Wynona told.

    For instance in my case, I use Quick Launch toolbar with its folder stored on my OneDrive. This way I have the same Quick Launch toolbar with my preferred shortcuts set up on all machines fast and easy after for instance a clean install.

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    Because I use OneDrive Files on Demand (loving it!), I just need to remember on all machines to always select my Quick Launch folder and select Always keep on this machine. If forgetting that, the Quick Launch would only show blank placeholders because files (shortcuts) would not be saved on local machine:

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    Short: Quick Launch works perfectly. It is not going to be deprecated, and it has nothing to do with IE.

    Kari
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  5. Posts : 50,055
    Windows 10 Home 64bit 21H1 and insider builds
       #205

    Kari said:
    @Clintlgm, @Wynona:

    Quick Launch is not going anywhere. It's still there, and it has nothing to do with existence or possible retirement of Internet Explorer. There is absolutely nothing forcing user to select and use the default Quick Launch folder, stored in %appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer as Wynona told.

    For instance in my case, I use Quick Launch toolbar with its folder stored on my OneDrive. This way I have the same Quick Launch toolbar with my preferred shortcuts set up on all machines fast and easy after for instance a clean install.

    Classic Shell no longer in development, and now open source-image.png

    Because I use OneDrive Files on Demand (loving it!), I just need to remember on all machines to always select my Quick Launch folder and select Always keep on this machine. If forgetting that, the Quick Launch would only show blank placeholders because files (shortcuts) would not be saved on local machine:

    Classic Shell no longer in development, and now open source-image.png

    Short: Quick Launch works perfectly. It is not going to be deprecated, and it has nothing to do with IE.

    Kari
    Although I use and will miss CS. My primary means of accessing programs is Free Launch Bar which is an expansion of Quick Launch. I have the shortcuts arranged into groups by use so they are easy to find. http://www.freelaunchbar.com/
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  6. Posts : 7,871
    Windows 11 Pro 64 bit
       #206

    I experimented with the Quick Launch Toolbar then decided to create a toolbar referencing my Classic Shell All User program folder which is here:

    C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

    This produced a cascading menu of my programs tree which is better than nothing if Classic Shell fails.

    How do you change the icon size in cascading Toolbar like this? Also, what folder does Classic Shell reference to find the Store Apps? I could setup a cascading Toolbar for that too.

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  7. Posts : 29,078
    Windows 10 21H1 Build 19043.1023
       #207

    Kari said:
    @Clintlgm, @Wynona:

    Quick Launch is not going anywhere. It's still there, and it has nothing to do with existence or possible retirement of Internet Explorer. There is absolutely nothing forcing user to select and use the default Quick Launch folder, stored in %appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer as Wynona told.

    For instance in my case, I use Quick Launch toolbar with its folder stored on my OneDrive. This way I have the same Quick Launch toolbar with my preferred shortcuts set up on all machines fast and easy after for instance a clean install.

    Classic Shell no longer in development, and now open source-image.png

    Because I use OneDrive Files on Demand (loving it!), I just need to remember on all machines to always select my Quick Launch folder and select Always keep on this machine. If forgetting that, the Quick Launch would only show blank placeholders because files (shortcuts) would not be saved on local machine:

    Classic Shell no longer in development, and now open source-image.png

    Short: Quick Launch works perfectly. It is not going to be deprecated, and it has nothing to do with IE.

    Kari
    Thank you, Kari! I just copied my Quick Launch over to OneDrive and it worked!
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  8. Posts : 29,078
    Windows 10 21H1 Build 19043.1023
       #208

    kado897 said:
    Although I use and will miss CS. My primary means of accessing programs is Free Launch Bar which is an expansion of Quick Launch. I have the shortcuts arranged into groups by use so they are easy to find. http://www.freelaunchbar.com/
    Thanks, Keith! I'm going to download and try that too. I'm always up for something more convenient.
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  9. Posts : 7,871
    Windows 11 Pro 64 bit
       #209

    Wynona said:
    Thanks, Keith! I'm going to download and try that too. I'm always up for something more convenient.
    I just played around with Free Launch Bar but I couldn't get a cascading menu of my program tree like my solution in post 205 above.
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  10. Posts : 29,078
    Windows 10 21H1 Build 19043.1023
       #210

    Steve C said:
    I just played around with Free Launch Bar but I couldn't get a cascading menu of my program tree like my solution in post 205 above.
    I haven't had time to play with it yet. Later, maybe.
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