Solved Suddenly deleted C:\ProgramData folder no start menu items

flashpoint

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I just Suddenly deleted C:\ProgramData folder and now no item is in start menu and so search feature is useless as it won't find any app and anything was before in start menu page, so what's best way to solve it?
thanks for response
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gigabyte Technology
    CPU
    Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G2020 @ 2.90GHz (2 CPUs)
    Motherboard
    GA-H61M-S2P (rev. 2.1)
    Memory
    4096MB RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 7770
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ FP202W (Digital)
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 960 (32 bit) (60Hz)
    Internet Speed
    512 DSL
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Hello flashpoint, and welcome to Eight Forums.

Check your Recycle Bin to see if it may still be in there. If so, then you could just restore the folder from within the Recycle Bin.

If not, then you could do a system restore using a restore point dated before you deleted the folder to restore it to how it was when the restore point was created.

Hope this helps, :)
Shawn
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Thanks so much I just forgot about system restore and I found a proper restore point in this morning right before my mistake and now everything is back!
thanks
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gigabyte Technology
    CPU
    Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G2020 @ 2.90GHz (2 CPUs)
    Motherboard
    GA-H61M-S2P (rev. 2.1)
    Memory
    4096MB RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 7770
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ FP202W (Digital)
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 960 (32 bit) (60Hz)
    Internet Speed
    512 DSL
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Great news. You're most welcome. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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