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up. Download more screensavers from
http://www.screensaversplanet.com (many of
which are free)—save the EXE file to your
computer, then double-click it to add the
screensaver to the available list.09
Start Menu Precautions
Before making major changes to
your Star t menu, navigate to “Desktop and
Taskbar > Backup/Restore Start Menu
Layout” in Winaero Tweaker to export the
current layout—just in case.10
Customize the
Start Menu
Use the “Personalization > Start” section
of “Settings” to configure certain aspects
of the Start menu. Tiles can be added by
right-clicking items and choosing “Pin to
Start Menu.” You can then click and drag
items around to rearrange them, or click
and drag items on top of each other to
group them in a folder.11
Lock the Start Menu
After you’ve set up the tiles to your
satisfaction, open Ultimate Windows
Tweaker and navigate to “Customization
> Universal UI,” then check “Lock Start
Tiles” to prevent accidentally rearranging
them in future.12
Ditch the Start Menu
Still hankering after the Windows
7 Start menu? Our old favorite alternative
Start menu—Classic Start—has been
resurrected under a new name, and
updated to work with the latest version of
Windows 10. Download and install Open-A
INSTALL ICONS
Download and install Vi-Pad
(http://lee-soft.com/vipad)—if the
SmartScreen filter appears, click
“More” and unblock the program.
During installation, click “Yes” when
prompted to copy all existing desktop
icons to the Vi-Pad window, which will
happen in real time as you watch.B
ORGANIZE ICONS
All shortcut apps appear in a single
tab—“New Tab”—spread over multiple
pages. Right-click “New Tab” to rename
it, or use the “+” button to create
additional tabs, so that you can organize
your apps into more categories. Once
that’s done, right-click an app icon to
move it to that tab.C
ADD NEW ICONS
You can drag new shortcuts into
any tab from the desktop or from File
Explorer. Right-click the program’s
Taskbar notification area, and choose
“Settings.” Uncheck “Use Windows
DWM” to make it translucent. You can
also make the icons larger or smaller,
using the slider at the top of the menu.Shell from https://open-shell.github.io/
Open-Shell-Menu—during installation,
click “Classic Explorer” and “Classic
IE,” and choose “Entire feature will be
unavailable” to avoid installing them.13
Customize the
Quick Access Menu
Press Win-X to access the alternative
Start menu. You can choose which options
appear on it by downloading and runningthe portable Win + X Menu Editor (https://
winaero.com/download.php?view.21).14
Restore Desktop Gadgets
Do you miss the old Windows 7
gadgets that provide extra functionality
on the desktop? Visit http://win10widgets.
com to download Win10 Widgets, a
customized version of Rainmeter (www.
rainmeter.net), with the gadgets pre-
installed and running.Still hankering after the old Start menu? Open-Shell is the new name for Classic Start.maximumpc.com SEP 2019 MAXIMUMPC 35