Adamsavage79 Well-known member Joined Nov 3, 2017 Posts 132 Location Ottawa Nov 19, 2017 #1 I have been tinkering with my Windows Install some more on one of my spare drives, and I was able to get the Start Menu closer to what I have it like, on my boot drive. I plan to do a format and install on the boot drive, sometime this week. I figured I would ask ahead of time how to get more like what I have now. I think after that, I should be done with setting up Windows the way I like it. There might be one more thing, but I will tackle that later on. I plan to make a Ghost Image of my upcoming new install, once all my drivers, programs etc are loaded up. That way, I have a clean install to go back to. All I have to do is update the drivers, and programs. Below is how I have it on now, on my main boot drive. Below this, is basically how it looks on my other drive. I have the area's in question highlighted in red. Where the arrows are pointing, I would like that area, to look like the red boxed area, in the above picture. I hope I'm making sense here.
I have been tinkering with my Windows Install some more on one of my spare drives, and I was able to get the Start Menu closer to what I have it like, on my boot drive. I plan to do a format and install on the boot drive, sometime this week. I figured I would ask ahead of time how to get more like what I have now. I think after that, I should be done with setting up Windows the way I like it. There might be one more thing, but I will tackle that later on. I plan to make a Ghost Image of my upcoming new install, once all my drivers, programs etc are loaded up. That way, I have a clean install to go back to. All I have to do is update the drivers, and programs. Below is how I have it on now, on my main boot drive. Below this, is basically how it looks on my other drive. I have the area's in question highlighted in red. Where the arrows are pointing, I would like that area, to look like the red boxed area, in the above picture. I hope I'm making sense here.
axe0 Administrator, BSOD Academy Instructor, Security Analyst Staff member Joined May 21, 2015 Posts 3,289 Location Holland Nov 20, 2017 #2 In Settings, go to Personalization > Start > Choose which folders appear on start, uncheck everything but File Explorer and Settings.
In Settings, go to Personalization > Start > Choose which folders appear on start, uncheck everything but File Explorer and Settings.
Adamsavage79 Well-known member Joined Nov 3, 2017 Posts 132 Location Ottawa Nov 20, 2017 #3 I will test it out later, but believe they are already checked off, with everything else unchecked. I want it to actually say "File Explorer and Settings" in the Start Menu.
I will test it out later, but believe they are already checked off, with everything else unchecked. I want it to actually say "File Explorer and Settings" in the Start Menu.
xilolee Moderator Staff member Joined Dec 31, 2013 Posts 3,668 Location World, Europe, Italy Nov 20, 2017 #4 Not sure you can. That (first picture) seems a previous win10 version. If I understood you, you'd like those (power, settings, all apps, file explorer) expanded to the menu bottom, like if it were WinXP/vista/7. (Maybe it could be possible configuring the start menu xml file...)
Not sure you can. That (first picture) seems a previous win10 version. If I understood you, you'd like those (power, settings, all apps, file explorer) expanded to the menu bottom, like if it were WinXP/vista/7. (Maybe it could be possible configuring the start menu xml file...)
Adamsavage79 Well-known member Joined Nov 3, 2017 Posts 132 Location Ottawa Nov 20, 2017 #5 xilolee said: Not sure you can. That (first picture) seems a previous win10 version. If I understood you, you'd like those (power, settings, all apps, file explorer) expanded to the menu bottom, like if it were WinXP/vista/7. (Maybe it could be possible configuring the start menu xml file...) Click to expand... Hmm ok. I guess I will see how it plays out when I install. I used the media creation tool, to make a new bootable USB. So I'm going to asume it's going to install the newest version for me ?
xilolee said: Not sure you can. That (first picture) seems a previous win10 version. If I understood you, you'd like those (power, settings, all apps, file explorer) expanded to the menu bottom, like if it were WinXP/vista/7. (Maybe it could be possible configuring the start menu xml file...) Click to expand... Hmm ok. I guess I will see how it plays out when I install. I used the media creation tool, to make a new bootable USB. So I'm going to asume it's going to install the newest version for me ?
axe0 Administrator, BSOD Academy Instructor, Security Analyst Staff member Joined May 21, 2015 Posts 3,289 Location Holland Nov 21, 2017 #6 The MCT will upgrade your OS to the newest Windows 10 version, 1709, with which it is not possible to show text near the icons.
The MCT will upgrade your OS to the newest Windows 10 version, 1709, with which it is not possible to show text near the icons.
Adamsavage79 Well-known member Joined Nov 3, 2017 Posts 132 Location Ottawa Nov 21, 2017 #7 axe0 said: The MCT will upgrade your OS to the newest Windows 10 version, 1709, with which it is not possible to show text near the icons. Click to expand... I don't understand why they would remove that, but ok.
axe0 said: The MCT will upgrade your OS to the newest Windows 10 version, 1709, with which it is not possible to show text near the icons. Click to expand... I don't understand why they would remove that, but ok.
axe0 Administrator, BSOD Academy Instructor, Security Analyst Staff member Joined May 21, 2015 Posts 3,289 Location Holland Nov 21, 2017 #8 Just an assumption, but if I had done it it would be to save space to make room for the the list of apps.
Just an assumption, but if I had done it it would be to save space to make room for the the list of apps.