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The thread discusses how to copy all game shortcuts from the Start menu on a Windows 10 laptop to a desktop folder. The original poster asks for a simple method, and a user suggests using specific shell commands to locate the shortcuts in the Start menu folders. Another contributor provides a detailed, step-by-step process for copying Start menu items between user accounts by navigating the AppData directory, indicating different approaches for achieving this task. The overall tone is helpful and solution-oriented.
The thread discusses how to copy all game shortcuts from the Start menu on a Windows 10 laptop to a desktop folder. The original poster asks for a simple method, and a user suggests using specific shell commands to locate the shortcuts in the Start menu folders. Another contributor provides a detailed, step-by-step process for copying Start menu items between user accounts by navigating the AppData directory, indicating different approaches for achieving this task. The overall tone is helpful and solution-oriented.
Solution
1.Log in to the computer with an administrator account
2.Open the Start menu. Type "C:\users" without the quotation marks and press "Enter" to open the user data folder.
3.Double-click the folder for the user whose Start menu you want to copy.
4.Click in the location bar and add "\AppData" (without the quote marks) to the end of the location, then press "Enter." If you have the "Show hidden files, folders, and drives" option enabled in Windows, you can double-click on the "AppData" folder instead.
5.Open "Roaming | Microsoft | Windows | Start Menu."
6.Select all the items in the folder and press "Ctrl-C" to copy them.
7.Click the "Back" arrow until you return to the "Users" folder. Open the folder of the user you want to modify and...
2.Open the Start menu. Type "C:\users" without the quotation marks and press "Enter" to open the user data folder.
3.Double-click the folder for the user whose Start menu you want to copy.
4.Click in the location bar and add "\AppData" (without the quote marks) to the end of the location, then press "Enter." If you have the "Show hidden files, folders, and drives" option enabled in Windows, you can double-click on the "AppData" folder instead.
5.Open "Roaming | Microsoft | Windows | Start Menu."
6.Select all the items in the folder and press "Ctrl-C" to copy them.
7.Click the "Back" arrow until you return to the "Users" folder. Open the folder of the user you want to modify and...
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They can be saved in two places.
- Press [Windows Key + r]
- In the run dialog type "shell:start menu"
- Repeat first step
- In the run dialog type "shell:common start menu"
- locate the game short cuts and copy and paste them to your desktop
1.Log in to the computer with an administrator account
2.Open the Start menu. Type "C:\users" without the quotation marks and press "Enter" to open the user data folder.
3.Double-click the folder for the user whose Start menu you want to copy.
4.Click in the location bar and add "\AppData" (without the quote marks) to the end of the location, then press "Enter." If you have the "Show hidden files, folders, and drives" option enabled in Windows, you can double-click on the "AppData" folder instead.
5.Open "Roaming | Microsoft | Windows | Start Menu."
6.Select all the items in the folder and press "Ctrl-C" to copy them.
7.Click the "Back" arrow until you return to the "Users" folder. Open the folder of the user you want to modify and repeat the above steps to reach that user's "Start Menu" folder.
8.Delete any items already in the "Start Menu" folder if desired, then press "Ctrl-V" to paste all the links from the first user. Repeat for any additional users as needed.
2.Open the Start menu. Type "C:\users" without the quotation marks and press "Enter" to open the user data folder.
3.Double-click the folder for the user whose Start menu you want to copy.
4.Click in the location bar and add "\AppData" (without the quote marks) to the end of the location, then press "Enter." If you have the "Show hidden files, folders, and drives" option enabled in Windows, you can double-click on the "AppData" folder instead.
5.Open "Roaming | Microsoft | Windows | Start Menu."
6.Select all the items in the folder and press "Ctrl-C" to copy them.
7.Click the "Back" arrow until you return to the "Users" folder. Open the folder of the user you want to modify and repeat the above steps to reach that user's "Start Menu" folder.
8.Delete any items already in the "Start Menu" folder if desired, then press "Ctrl-V" to paste all the links from the first user. Repeat for any additional users as needed.