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No, you cannot rename them. In fact, right-click has no effect at all, there's not context menu. The whole All Apps list is built on a database rather than the file system like in the past (what's even worse is the fact that this database is limited to 512 entries, so if you got a lot of programs installed, with links and subfolders, some of them might not show up at all).
This start menu is a joke.
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Actually it's a bit more complicated than that ...
Folders on the all apps list have no context menu and cannot be renamed (or can they? *)
MS 'universal' apps have a limited context menu (pin/unpin) and cannot be renamed (or can they? **)
Individual shortcuts have an extended context menu and can be renamed by going to file location and simply doing it the old fashioned way.
Individual shortcuts can be moved out of a folder (found in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs) and will then take their place in the alphabetical listing accordingly. If the folder is left empty after this move it will no longer show on the All Apps list. So ....
* Yes they can! If you rename the empty folder and then drag all the shortcuts back into it it will reappear on the All Apps list in the correct alphabetical place according to its new name.
** Well, no they can't! but there's only so much good news a man can hand on in a day!
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I installed Start10 immediately. Tiled start menu? What tiled start menu?
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Add to the list periodic failures of the indexed search for desktop apps and having to left click "open in new tab" after right clicking a link while in Edge to pull up the options list. The old IE used to accept a right click in the options list.
The difficult may take time, the impossible a little longer.
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- Wouldn't know. Never felt the need to do that.
- My VPN connection takes zero clicks as it operates as a service. Changing the server takes two clicks still. Not sure that MS can take the blame is what I'm saying.
- Huh?
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- What's an area?
- I'll add to that not being able to sort the Desktop menu in the tray icon when you bring up the context menu and select Sort By Name.
- Edge not allowing you to modify the bookmarks easily. You have to go to the manager to change them. Almost anything with Edge is still problematic.
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Only 3? Seriously! Only 3 were found until now? Seems like you are busy these days.
Microsoft just released something, anything. I don't find what has changed or updated. It is the same thing, changing the UI isn't an upgrade to the OS.
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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1. The 512 start menu item limit bug(not sure if that is an upgrade issue or always an issue)
CPallini wrote: You cannot argue with agile people so just take the extreme approach and shoot him.
:Smile:
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Chris Maunder wrote: No area. I know it's in there, buried, but so far I've not had any luck enabling it.
What's an area?
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Ugh, I meant Aero.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Oh okay
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Hey Chris although this might not necessarily be a Windows 10 (Microsoft-related) problem but I've had a dickens of a time getting drivers for my HP laptop. Other than that once the initial batch of Microsoft updates came through, performance has been good so far...
Thanks for the post! Cheers!
"... having only that moment finished a vigorous game of Wiff-Waff and eaten a tartiflet." - Henry Minute
"Let's face it, after Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!" - gavindon
Programming is a race between programmers trying to build bigger and better idiot proof programs, and the universe trying to build bigger and better idiots, so far... the universe is winning. - gavindon
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Have you tried re-installing drivers in compatibility mode?
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Ahhhh... No, indeed I haven't; but sure will now...
Guess that's why you make the big bucks, Chris!
Thanks and Cheers Friend
"... having only that moment finished a vigorous game of Wiff-Waff and eaten a tartiflet." - Henry Minute
"Let's face it, after Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!" - gavindon
Programming is a race between programmers trying to build bigger and better idiot proof programs, and the universe trying to build bigger and better idiots, so far... the universe is winning. - gavindon
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Chris Maunder wrote:
No areaAero. I know it's in there, buried, but so far I've not had any luck enabling it. It's not buried, it's not in there. The only way to get it back for now is a third-party tool called "glass8" that brings back the glass effect using DLL injection into the DWM process. Only the license agreement and donation policy of this guy/developer is a little fishy (at least it has been in the past; for example, he kind of promised to grant access to the full/unlocked version if people donated a certain amount of money but never named a limit, so it was more like betting than donating).
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This[^] seems to suggest it's pretty straightforward.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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This post is pretty old in regards to the Windows 10 development cycle, but Aero Lite is still there, but this theme never had the glass effect. (Maybe I just misunderstand here something? I mean, it really depends on what are you referring to by "Aero").
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It doesn't give the cascading perspectives of the windows with {windowkey]-Tab; you just get a tiled effect of min-windows, similar to the line of mini-windows with Alt-Tab. (Just checked - the same happens with the default aero.theme as well). I liked the cascade as it gave you something meaningless to do which waiting.
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You're referring to "Aero Flip" here. Well, unfortunately that's gone since Windows 8 as far as I remember. TBH, I completely forgot about that, every time people complain about "missing Aero" it's only about the window transparency.
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Chris Maunder wrote: ...and if that's all I can find to complain about then something went right somewhere.
How much are they paying you for this?
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I bought a Lenovo all in one for my everyday email and surfing, and upgraded to 10. When the machine is shut down, carefully clicking shutdown on the start menu, it will restart after some random time from 4 or 5 minutes to around an hour.
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Check Settings > System > Power & Sleep > Additional Power Settings for any anomalies before kicking up an almighty fuss with Lenovo!
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Thanks I will check that when I get home. Not ready to fuss at Lenovo just yet.
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Installed Windows 10 as upgrade to Windows 7 Home on my SSD having first disconnected my Windows 7 Pro drive.
It took more than six hours to download and install.
At first it seemed to be working OK but then the updates started. Within the first half hour it had downloaded six updates.
Tried the Edge browser. Not impressed. No faster than IE and definitely not easier to use.
Tried the music player. Why? Why did they bother? Oh yes. I know. They want us to buy an app to play music. Nah!
Tried the news app. Good grief. How the hell do you navigate? The scroll bars keep disappearing and you have to guess where they are. What a stupid idea! Keyboard commands aren't much better. Right cursor key to scroll past the thing you are trying to read. Rubbish!
Then I thought, why not put the other drive back to see if I can read the files.
Ok. Seemed to be ok but then I couldn't access my folders. Locked out. Tried changing permissions but not able to, even as administrator. WTF?
Switched off and had my lunch.
When I switched back on it started a disk check. Apparently the Windows 7 drive was corrupted. Oh really? Cancelled the disk check and rebooted into Windows 7. Oh no! Another disk check but this time the Win10 drive was the suspect.
Cancelled this disk check and continued to boot into Win 7. Everything seemed ok but no access to Win 10 files. Not surprised. Noticed a few extra recycle bins had appeared on the drive. Hmmm...
Shut down and restarted into Win 10 or at least, that was what I wanted to do. The boot failed because the file system was now corrupted. Do I want to auto repair? Ok.
Unable to start Windows 10 because the file system is corrupted. Auto repair? Ok. And round it went, at least six times before I said something on the lines of "to hell with it".
Re-installed windows 7 in less than 30 minutes. Everything OK again.
Overall impression of Windows 10 - I don't like the look of it. Characterless blocks with cheap looking fonts. What happened to the nicely crafted borders that came with earlier versions? Windows 10 looks like early versions of Linux but with more saturated colours. Generally un-impressed with the appearance.
User interface is not as easy to use as older Windows versions. That's not because it's new or different, I have been playing with the pre-release versions for a while now.
Sorry Microsoft. Why would I want to replace a solid, reliable, easy to use OS with this nasty looking plastic imitation?
I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.
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Chris Maunder wrote: Connecting to a VPN now requires 4 clicks (including having the "Settings" dialog open) instead of two clicks almost in-place)
The short version of my current Weven VPN experience in 20 easy steps is:
0) Click start.
1) Click on the Cisco VPN app pinned on the start menu (because I can never remember WTE it's called to use search).
2) Click on the Connect button on the app which opens by the tray.
3) Realize I forgot my VPN password.
4) Start a new explorer instance.
5) Double click on My Documents.
6) Find the GPG encrypted file the VPN password is in.
7) Double click on it.
8) Wait for GPG to open.
9) Click on Decrypt.
10) Enter my password.
11) Click OK.
12) Open the file.
13) Enter the password and token from my RSA key into the VPN app.
14) Click connect.
15) Wait.
16) Click OK to dismiss the welcome banner I get sent by my employer.
17) Close the password file.
18) Right click on the decrypted password file.
19) Select secure erase from the context menu.
It gets even more fun if my VPN password has expired and I need to add steps to change it including waiting a minute for the next RSA token number and then update an re-encrypt the password file. And you're whining about a mere four clicks.
PS I found a major bug in your markdown implementation. If I turn it on and replace the ) 's with . 's it converts my properly numbered list to VB6 mode and starts it at 1.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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