Delete things from the start menu?

Question

I've uninstalled programs but when I got to START>ALL PROGRAMS the programs are still showing. If I go to that item and then 'uninstall' it, obviously, comes up with an error b/c I've already uninstalled the program. Is there a way for me to get those listings off of my start menu? thx

Answer 1

Just right click on the item you want to delete & delete it. All start menu items are just short cuts. & often when you uninstall a program it doesn't remove it's short cut.



Because uninstallers are sloppy at cleaning up after themselves you might want to try using ccleaner. It has a registry cleaner that looks for registry items left behind by uninstalled programs. Useless registry items take up space & possibly cause issues because your pc might still think the program is installed because of the registry item, which bogs down the pc by making it do unnecessary "thinking".

Answer 2

If the program(s) you are attempting to uninstall come with an uninstall wizard, you should always use that before using Add/Remove programs wizard in the control panel. Uninstall wizards will remove every reference to the program in question and actually delete the folder(s) the program was stored in. Using the Add/Remove program does not really remove the program, it resets all the operating system's pointers to the program only, the folder and program still exist on the computer. If the method you used was the Add/Remove Program option in the control panel, you will also need to goto the Start, All Programs, find the entry there, right click it and select delete to remove the reference there. Then goto where the programs are stored, typically C:\Program Files, locate the folder and delete it. Now that all this is done, goto the Recycle bin on the desktop and empty it. As a final step, reboot the machine to make sure everything is reset and removed.



If after all this you find the programs are listed on the left side of the start menu, right click someplace on the taskbar that isn't populated, select properties, then select the start tab at the top, find the Customize button and select it. In the next window you can detail how many programs will list in the quick start area, you will see a button that says Clear List. Pressing this button will remove all the programs listed on the left side, don't panic, The non-deleted programs that were there will reappear as you continue to use them, the operating system uses that area to display frequently used programs.

Answer 3

You can expand the menu and right click any item and select rename or delete. You can also click and hold down the item to move its place in line. You can create another folder for example "MP3 programs" and move your programs into that collection.



You can also customize other items in your start menu by right clikcing on the start button itself and getting "properties". Form there you can click "customize" and then click "remove" to remove, add or sort items

Answer 4

Go to the Start Menu. Right click on the Item in question. Click on "Remove from this List".

Answer 5

Click "Start"

Then "All Programmes"

Then right click on the one you want to delete

Then go down to "Delete"



I hope that helps <:o)

Answer 6

yeah because they are only links , right click them in the menu and delete

Answer 7

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Answer 8

go to programs, select folder, right mouse click, delete!