Remove / hide the "All Apps" shortcut from the Start Menu --- or uninstall them totally
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Part 1. Install Classic Shell open Settings then the Customize Start Menu tab. Drag Apps out of Current menu items into Available commands.
Part 2. Now they're hidden try to ignore them. Tweak Control Panel, Default Programs to replace where possible with programs you prefer.
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Remove / hide the "All Apps" shortcut from the Start Menu --- or uninstall them totally
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Eliezer
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Eliezer almost 2 years
This question has two parts:
- I've Googled but cannot find anything about this. Is there a way to make that "All Apps" section disappear completely from the Start Menu? (The section to which I refer is labelled as #2 here.) I kept coming across posts that addressed how to remove individual apps from that grouping - but that's not what I'm trying to do...
- Also, I'd honestly rather uninstall all of those "Metro" apps altogether. I found it quite surprising when I'd right-click on an app shortcut and "uninstall", it was only for that user. I found help online how to use PowerShell to remove them. But that wasn't too effective - in particular I remember the XBox just wouldn't go away. I ended up taking ownership of the folder that contains all of those "lovely" apps and renaming some of them with some prefix like "REMOVED___"... Is there a way to actually blow all of these away completely?
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DavidPostill almost 9 yearsUse Classic Start Menu (part of Classic Shell) ;) -
Eliezer almost 9 yearsDavid, thank you. I asked on the Classic Shell forums if that is possible but their site admin just replied that it does not do that.
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DavidPostill almost 9 yearsReally? You should be able to remove items from the start menu. In any case I don't see "All Apps" on the Windows 10 screenshots on their site classicshell.net/forum/download/file.php?id=2508 and classicshell.net/forum/download/file.php?id=2382. On Windows 7 it is called "Programs" and I can remove it from the menu if I want ...
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Eliezer almost 9 yearsIt's lableled as #2 in this "re-purposed" screenshot
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DavidPostill almost 9 yearsLike I said it's not on the screenshots I posted ;) Classic menu replaces the normal Windows 10 menu and is configurable. Why not try it and see? You can always uninstall it if it doesn't work for you ...
