I have not yet found a good method to emulate the All Programs facilities. Making shortcuts, pinning a program to the taskbar or setting a program to always operate in elevated mode does not seem to be so easy in Win8.
Up to now I do it via the program files or the system32 folder. But that is not really convenient.
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- 01-31-2012 #1My System Specs
What do you guys use in lieu of "All Programs"
- 01-31-2012 #2My System Specs
A toolbar on the taskbar pointing to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu should work. Because the folder is hidden, you'll have to create a shortcut to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu and link the tool bar to that. Check this out for a more detailed description.
- 01-31-2012 #3My System Specs
I'll try that when I am back on Win8. Thanks. Not very elegant though. I hope they come up with a direct access to Start Menu.
- 02-01-2012 #4My System Specs
Been hoping the same. Lately I did manipulate it by changing the value of HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\ExplorerDouble-click the key labeled: RPEnabled from 1 to 0.
Originally Posted by whs 
It now works for me. Just don't know whether it cause any problem to metro app later on.
It was posted by Mike Lonewolf somewhere ini this Forum
- 02-01-2012 #5My System Specs
I think changing that key also disables the new Task Manager and the Ribbons - and maybe some other stuff. Not really the right way to go about it. There must be an easier way. And there seems to be hope:
Windows chief Steven Sinofsky admitted on the blog last year that forcing Windows 8 users to run the touchscreen-oriented Metro - irrespective of whether they're using a tablet, laptop or desktop PC - had angered some early testers."We've seen some small amount of visceral feedback focused on 'choice' or 'disable' — a natural reaction to change, but perhaps not the best way to have a dialog leading to a new product," Sinofsky wrote.
- 02-01-2012 #6My System Specs
That was what I just found. Things seems rolled back to Win 7. That could be meant that RPEnabled key is key to activate every new thing in WDP. I had toggled it back to 1 yesterday.
- 02-01-2012 #7
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Yep, you could use the tutorial below if you like to make doing this easier in a context menu toggle on/off option. Originally Posted by Mas Catoer Been hoping the same. Lately I did manipulate it by changing the value of HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\ExplorerDouble-click the key labeled: RPEnabled from 1 to 0. Originally Posted by whs
It now works for me. Just don't know whether it cause any problem to metro app later on.
It was posted by Mike Lonewolf somewhere ini this Forum
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials...ndows-8-a.html
- 02-02-2012 #8My System Specs
Thanks Shawn. Originally Posted by Brink Yep, you could use the tutorial below if you like to make doing this easier in a context menu toggle on/off option. Originally Posted by Mas Catoer Been hoping the same. Lately I did manipulate it by changing the value of HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\ExplorerDouble-click the key labeled: RPEnabled from 1 to 0. Originally Posted by whs
It now works for me. Just don't know whether it cause any problem to metro app later on.
It was posted by Mike Lonewolf somewhere ini this Forum
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials...ndows-8-a.html
I did read your tutorial few days ago and did it on my home PC, until now.
Just the Microsoft Confidential thing a bit annoy me
- 02-02-2012 #9
- 02-02-2012 #10My System Specs
Yeah, Shawn. Hope they know what we've been through. So then it won't be necessary for us to play a trick on it.
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