Enable Start Menu Scrolling (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP)

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Enable Start Menu Scrolling (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP)
Category: Home > Windows > Start Menu and Taskbar

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When there are more items on the Start Menu than can fit on the screen, Windows can either create a second column of items or it can create a scrolling menu. This tweak controls that functionality.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new String value, or modify the existing value called 'StartMenuScrollPrograms' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
StartMenuScrollPrograms	REG_SZ	Yes


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Adv...

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced]
Name: StartMenuScrollPrograms
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: "Yes" or "No"

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: March 29, 2003

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