The look and feel of the Start
menu, a component of Windows Explorer (discussed in Chapter 4), can be controlled with the following
settings. See also "Desktop" and
"Windows Explorer".
Start menu, button look and feel
Control Panel Display
Appearance tab
Windows and buttons list
Start menu, clear list of recently opened applications
Control Panel Taskbar and
Start Menu Start Menu tab
Customize
General tab
Clear List
Start menu, enable dragging and dropping (Classic Start menu only)
Control Panel Taskbar and
Start Menu Start Menu tab
Customize
"Advanced Start menu options"
section Enable Dragging
and Dropping
Start menu, enable dragging and dropping (XP Start menu only)
Control Panel Taskbar and
Start Menu Start Menu tab
Customize
Advanced tab
"Start
menu items" section
Enable Dragging and
Dropping
Start menu, hide infrequently accessed applications (Classic Start menu only)
Control Panel Taskbar and
Start Menu Start Menu tab
Customize
"Advanced Start menu options"
section Use Personalized
Menus
Start menu, highlight newly installed programs (XP Start menu only)
Control Panel Taskbar and
Start Menu Start Menu tab
Customize
Advanced tab
Highlight newly installed
programs
Start menu, look and feel
Control Panel Taskbar and
Start Menu Start Menu tab
"Start
menu" or "Classic Start
menu"
Start menu, number of recently opened applications to show (XP Start menu only)
Control Panel Taskbar and
Start Menu Start Menu tab
Customize
General tab
"Programs" section
Start menu, open menus when hovering with mouse (XP Start menu only)
Control Panel Taskbar and
Start Menu Start Menu tab
Customize
Advanced tab
Open submenus when I
pause on them with my mouse
Startmenu, size of icons (Classic Start menu only)
Control Panel Taskbar and
Start Menu Start Menu tab
Customize
Advanced tab
"Start
menu items" section
Show Small Icons in Start
Menu
Start menu, size of icons (XP Start menu only)
Control Panel Taskbar and
Start Menu Start Menu tab
Customize
General tab
"Select
an icon size for programs" section