One of them is the Lock command in the Start menu, under the user account picture. If you are the only user of your PC and have nobody to lock your PC from, you can remove this command since it will be of little use to you.
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Protect Windows 10 From Internet Explorer. Nor did I test a third-party Start menu replacement such as the free Classic Shell to see if it offers a way to lock the Start menu.
A triumphant Start menu return? Don't hold your breath The reports that surfaced last week about Windows 8. Yesterday Lance quoted The Verge as stating version 8. I imagine the decision to do away with the Start menu in Windows 8 saved Microsoft some money because the company had to know the decision wasn't going to improve its satisfaction rating with customers. As more popular features are dropped, er, enhanced away in future Windows releases, people will be less willing to pay a premium for the Microsoft brand.
Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy , which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion. How to lock the Windows 7 Start menu if you really must Prevent changes to the Start menu by adding a key to the Windows Registry, or for Win7 Pro and Ultimate users, use the Local Group Policy Editor to block attempts to add, remove, or rearrange items on the Start menu.
Dennis O'Reilly. April 23, a. Three things I don't get: Face tattoos The popularity of books, movies, and TV shows about vampires and zombies Windows users' devotion to the Start menu The one thing all three of these mysteries have in common is that they will eventually run their course and fade away -- well, maybe not the face tattoos, at least not without a series of laser treatments.
No option in Win7 to prevent changes to a customized Start menu A reader named Matthew contacted me recently to ask how to keep programs from adding their shortcuts to or otherwise rearranging the Start menu: I'm a very organized person, and I like to organize my Start Menu into simple and intuitive subfolders such as "productivity software," "games," and "multimedia. Every time an update is installed, it will recreate that program's subfolder of shortcuts where it [was located originally] instead of where I moved it.
It's done the same thing all the way back to Win It's very annoying. Any other way I haven't tried yet? This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse.
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