Classic Shell: Forum

Hi, first thank you for the amazing software.

As part of organizing/tweaking my PCs, I pin common programs to the top-left of the Start menu. I noticed that I can't do something I could do with the real Windows 7 start menu: Start | All programs | (for example) SketchUp 2014 (folder) | drag SketchUp shortcut to the top of the Start menu.

If I do this with Classic Shell, the original shortcut is moved, not copied. My first workaround for now has been to make the shortcut first appear on the recent app list on the main Start menu first, which DOES allow me to "Pin to Start menu". Some programs, however, do not appear in the recent list for some reason, in which case my other workaround is to create a shortcut on the desktop and then moving THAT shortcut to the top-left of the Start menu.

Hopefully this made sense...

--EW

You can do 2 things:
1) Hold down Ctrl to make a copy of the shortcut
2) Right-click and choose "Pin to Start menu (Classic Shell)"

Which version of Classic Shell are you using? If not the latest then please upgrade to the latest Classic Shell. I can't verify the behavior that you say is happening. When I drag an item in the latest version, a shortcut gets copied, not moved.

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Links to some general topics:

● Compare Start Menus

● Read the Search box usage guide.

I am a Windows enthusiast and did Classic Shell's testing and usability/UX feedback.

I'm using 4.1.0. You click on All Programs and then when you drag one of the items it doesn't say "Move"?




Ingenious! I really like the second option. STILL, Classic Shell should duplicate the behavior of Windows 7 in this regard. Moving the shortcut (by default) makes little sense...

For me when I drag something from All Programs to the Pin area, it says "Pin to Start Menu", not Move. If I hold down Shift while I drag, only then it says Move. If I hold down Ctrl while I drag, it says Copy. That's the way it's designed. I don't get how you get Move without holding down Shift key.

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Links to some general topics:

● Compare Start Menus

● Read the Search box usage guide.

I am a Windows enthusiast and did Classic Shell's testing and usability/UX feedback.

For me it shows "Move" if I just drag (no keys pressed) on both my Windows 8 and Windows 10 machines (running v4.2.5). Classic Shell was installed for the first time today on the Windows 10 machine. I have no idea how it could behave differently on your installation! I was actually curious enough to follow-up two years late.

Set the default drag and drop action in Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7: http://winaero.com/blog/set-the-default ... windows-7/ That Registry value determines the drag action - move, copy or shortcut.

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Links to some general topics:

● Compare Start Menus

● Read the Search box usage guide.

I am a Windows enthusiast and did Classic Shell's testing and usability/UX feedback.