can the classic start menu be used in windows 10 ?
On 1/19/2016 10:26, Jim Grimsby JR. via Talk wrote:
another useful tool is AutoHotKey. This will allow you to make short cut keys
all over the place. Thus allowing you to start programs quickly. You can also
turn your scripts in to executable files if you should want to. A good
reason for this is as follows. I created a short cut script to run on a
computer. I don't need the program on this system. I just put the .exe file
on the system told it to run at start up and it was good to go.
Another nice tool is classic shell. It allows you to use the classic start
menu interface. This means you don't have to bother with the new start menu if
you don't want to.
In windows 8 and 8.1 I had a tool that works to remove the silly ribbon in
windows explorer and go back to the simple menu system. Why Microsoft thought
the ribbon was a good idea I don't know. How they decided where they were
going to put things is lost on me.
Any way hope that helps. I will not say I know everything there is to know
either but I will say this is a wonderful operating system. Yes it is a work
in progress but I am very happy with it so far and I expect to get better.
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Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 4:30 AM
To: Window-Eyes Discussion List <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Windows 10 start menu
In Windows 7 or 10, I place a few frequently-used programs on the taskbar.
This can be done by finding the program by means of a search or locating it within the
start menu, then using the Applications key, also known as the context menu key, to the
left of the right-hand control key, or with shift-F10, and using the context menu that
appears to select "pin to taskbar."
Once a program has been pinned to the taskbar, you can get to the taskbar with
Windows-T, then use left or right arrow keys to select that program, then the
Applications key again to start the program from a recently used file or song
or website. You can also use the taskbar to start a program (with no
parameters) by pressing the Windows key with a number from 1 to 0, which
represents the position of the program along the taskbar.
I can't say that I have Windows 10 all figured out, but with tricks like these
you can get to a lot of functionality very quickly.
Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD
http://lras.home.sprynet.com
-----Original Message-----
From: RajTribhuwan via Talk
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 4:04 AM
To: 'Simon Cavendish' ; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List'
Subject: RE: Windows 10 start menu
Hello guys, for those of you who are having a problem grasping the start menu,
would suggest you place a shortcut of the programs you use frequently on the
desktop, or task bar area or what ever it is called in win10.
If you don't want your desktop to be cluttered, you can also create a folder
there and give it a name that will tell you it is programs from the start menu.
You can also search for the program you are looking for in the start menu in
the search area by typing the first few letters, and arrow down, and when you
hear the one you want, just hit enter, and should open.
Hope this helps for now.
-----Original Message-----
From: Talk [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Simon Cavendish via Talk
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 10:38 PM
To: Tony C; Window-Eyes Discussion List
Subject: Re: Windows 10 start menu
Hi Tony,
I entirely agree with you: I'm struggling with it myself.
As for "selected/unselected", I understand that as you arrow up and down,
although you can hear items in the menu being spoken, they are not automatically selected
as it would have been before. You need to press enter on an item to select it and only
then do you have choices to tab along. So select an item in the menu, press enter, and
now as you press tab, you will see the sub-items of the item you have selected.
I am still very shaky in the start menu and would appreciate some tips as well.
Simon
On 19 Jan 2016, at 00:00, Tony C via Talk <[email protected]>
wrote:
Ok, I used to have a pretty good mental pic of the start menu on win
xp and stuff, but I seem to be having trouble getting a mental pic of
the start menus and stuff on windows 10. OK,, I learned how to
navigate the damn ribbons, LOL, Now I gotta try and figure out how
tonavigate the start menu and what the heck “selected and unselected”
items in the menus... Crap. LOL Any help will be great...Tony C
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