The WinX menu is the next generation of the Win8 system start menu (1)

Win8 start menu The next generation WinX menu, what is the biggest controversy of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview? I believe that more than 99% of people who have used it will choose the "Cancel Start Menu and Button" change. Although many people want to put the start menu button back, Microsoft seems to be eager to remove it, indicating that it will definitely not re-join the start menu button. Therefore, although the opposition is not small, it can only accept this reality. However, there is a saying in the West: Every time God closes a door, it will open a window, corresponding to Windows 8: Microsoft has removed the start menu button, but also gave another menu, this new menu was Called the "WinX menu."

Win8 new WinX menu

As for why this menu is called "WinX menu", on the one hand, the shortcut key combination is called "Windows + X", on the other hand this menu The folder name is WinX.

WinX menu commands are in these three folders

Open Win8 installation disk user\\login user name\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Windows\\WinX, you will see three Folders, each of which contains a number of command shortcuts, corresponding to the three sections of the menu on the two dividing lines. Group1 is the desktop, Group2 is the task manager, control panel, resource manager, search and run, the rest of the programs and functions, network connections, etc. are in Group3.

Open Win8 installation disk user\\login user name\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Windows\\WinX

How to customize WinX menu

Since this menu is by folder And shortcuts, then it is natural to think of modifying it, removing some shortcuts that you don't use or adding some other shortcuts.

Deleting shortcuts

It's very simple, go to the folder and delete the shortcuts you don't need, then restart Windows Explorer.

Note: Win8 allows users to directly restart Windows Explorer through the Task Manager. To do this, start the Task Manager from the WinX menu, find "Windows Explorer" under the Processes tab, right click and select "Restart".

Win8 can restart the resource manager directly through the task manager

For example, I don't need the shortcut of the event viewer, so just delete it. After restarting Windows Explorer, open the WinX menu and you will see the event viewer shortcut disappear.

Delete "Event Viewer"

Rename Shortcuts

Rename the same file, right click "Rename", and restart Windows resources after completion. Manager.

New/Reorder Group

You can create a new folder in the WinX directory, rename it to Group4, and then move the shortcuts in the previous folders to here. Restart Windows Explorer to take effect.

Rename "System" to "System Properties" and add a new group