Start Menu

In the Folders on the Start Menu you can change the Start Menu by adding/removing items:

Show Favorites: Use this option to remove (or show) the favorites pop-up menu on the Start Menu.

Add Documents: Every time you open a document of some kind, Windows adds that name to a list called MRU (Most Recently Used). You can view the documents list in the Documents folder on the Start Menu. If you uncheck this option then no name will be added to that list.

Show Documents: Use this option to remove (or show) the documents pop-up menu on the Start Menu.

Clear recent docs on exit: This title is perhaps not perfect, if you check this option then Windows will empty ALL MRU (Most Recently Used) lists. The lists are: Run, Find, Find Computer and Documents.

Show Find: Use this option to remove (or show) the "Find" option on the Start Menu.

Show Run: Use this option to remove (or show) the "Run" option on the Start Menu.

Allow Logoff: Use this option to remove (or show) the "Log Off..." option on the Start Menu.

Allow "Shut Down": Use this option to remove (or show) the "Shut Down..." option on the Start Menu.

Clear recent docs now: Clears the pop-up documents folder on your Start Menu.

Clear Run history now: Clears the run MRU (Most Recently Used) list from items.

Clear Find history now: Clears the find files MRU (Most Recently Used) list from items.


In the Settings Folder (Start -> Settings) you can change the following settings:

Show Control Panel and Printers: Use this option to remove (or show) the "Control Panel" AND "Printers" option in Start -> Settings. NOTE: This option also disables the shortcut command to open Windows Explorer using Winkey + E.

Show Folder Options: Use this option to remove (or show) the "Folder Options" option in Start -> Settings.

Show Active Desktop: Use this option to remove (or show) the "Active Desktop" pop-up menu in Start -> Settings.

Show Windows Update: Use this option to remove (or show) the "Windows Update..." option in Start -> Settings.

If you want to remove the "Taskbar & Start Menu..." option as well, then open the Security -> Miscellaneous page and uncheck the option called "Allow Change Taskbar". If you need more information go to the Security -> Miscellaneous section in this documentation.


In the Add folders to the Start Menu you can add folders to the top of the Start Menu. (The names of the checkboxes speak for themselves.) Example: if you choose to add the "Control Panel" you will get a cascading Control Panel folder on the top of the Start Menu. The folder's name will be in the same language as your Windows distribution.

Sort Start Menu items alphabetically: When you click this button, the Start Menu will be sorted alphabetically. (A thing that perhaps Windows should do automatically).

Sort Favorites items alphabetically: When you click this button the Favorites Menu will be sorted alphabetically.

The Start Menu delay: The time in ms before the Start Menu opens when moving the cursor over a folder that should open. Windows default is 250ms.

Introducing ItweakU Introducing ItweakU