Customizing the Start Menu

Creating cascading folders

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My main interest in getting start8 of course is that I hate windows 8 UI. But what I'd really like to do is restore the system I had where I created cascading folders in the start menu with sub-categories of the related programs, like Graphic Editors, Web Dev, Security etc etc. At the very least in Windows 7 I had separate folders for shortcuts in my start menu, even though I couldn't get them to cascade like windows XP, but cascade would sure be faster and handier.  Will Start8 allow this possibility?

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Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Sorry for the delayed response.

Like previous versions of Windows, to manage directories you need to navigate to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu or C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu to change the structure in the  start menu.

It is an interesting feature enhancement to allow for folder creation from the start menu and I will pass it along to the dev team.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Never got an answer from anyone from any of the Start Menu programs except Classic Shell / Classic Start Menu.  When you add folders and drop links to programs in the folder, it auto creates an expandable menu in the start menu.  Just what I wanted.  So are you saying it would do the same in your program or you dont' know?

Thanks

Tim

Reply #4 from LittleTinyFrogs Forums Top

We don't support cascading folders ala the old style Windows start menus. 

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

If you create sub-directories in "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu" or "C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu" Start8 will display those as expandable directories that you can drag and drop shortcuts into.