How to un-pin or remove programs from Windows 7 start menu.

April 23rd, 2009 . Filed under: Tips. Tags: , ,

You can easily remove program shortcuts which may have pinned to the start menu by right clicking them and selecting Unpin from start Menu. But …

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… but if you have pinned some system folders like Computer, Recycle Bin, Control Panel, etc, you may not get the option to Unpin the program from the Start Menu.

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To unpin such un-removable programs and folder shortcuts, open regedit and navigate to the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartPage

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In the RHS pane, delete Favorites.

Restart. The Start Menu will be reset to default.


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