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Quick Start Menu For Windows

 January 21, 2009 No Comment

Organize Start Menu in Windows XP, Vista, Win 2000 and earlier versions of windows with Express Menu. This is a free windows Start Menu organizer that removes clutter from the programs start up list and improves your PC experience.

The default Windows Start Menu is easy to use only when you have installed the operating system and a few software programs. But as time passes by, you install more and more softwares on your PC and the list of programs in windows Start menu becomes lengthier.You will often find it difficult to quickly locate a program from the Start menu. This is where programs like Express Menu are very handy.

Express Menu is a good supplement to windows start menu. It does not affect the existing start menu in windows but it provides an alternative Start menu that is quick to navigate and easy to use.

How to install and use Express Start Menu ?

  • Free download Express Start Menu from here
  • Extract the contents of the downloaded zip file to a desired location
  • Find and run the program setup from the extracted contents
  • Express Start Menu gets installed on your PC. After installation, you need to define your own Express start menu by overwriting the default Start Menu installed by the program. To do this, copy shortcuts to the “menu” folder, where Express Menu was installed. This would usually be “C:\Program Files\Bullzip\Express Menu\menu” folder. You can also organize the shortcuts by creating appropriate folders under “menu” folder and moving the shortcuts to them
Start menu in Windows
  • After defining your alternative windows start menu, as outlined above, right click the Express Start Menu icon in the system tray and Click reload for your Start menu to take effect. You need to do this whenever you make changes to your Express Start menu

That is all!!! Now to use your windows Express start menu, simply press “Win key + Z” on your keyboard. The Express start menu will appear on the top left corner of the PC screen, for you to navigate and use it. You can also activate the Express Start menu by right clicking the Express menu icon in system tray and clicking “Show“.

Enjoy a better Start Menu on Windows with Express Start Menu !!!

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