Change default location of the Programs folder.
With this setting, you can change the default location/path of the "Programs" folder. Upon changing the path, all subsequent data will be saved at the new location by default.
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Description:
You can see the program submenu of the start menu, when you click on "start > all programs". This menu is located at the default directory. You can change this directory path with this setting. This setting enables you to change the default location/path of the "programs" folder. For this, go to start > run, enter "regedit" and search the keys listed below. You can create an expandable string value "programs" in "user shell folders" key, if this value does not exist. Now, double-click the value name "programs" under "shell folders" and "user shell folders" keys respectively, to define a new path in their value data fields for your "programs" folder. Refresh view of your computer for the changes to take effect. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
You can see the program submenu of the start menu, when you click on "start > all programs". This menu is located at the default directory. You can change this directory path with this setting. This setting enables you to change the default location/path of the "programs" folder. For this, go to start > run, enter "regedit" and search the keys listed below. You can create an expandable string value "programs" in "user shell folders" key, if this value does not exist. Now, double-click the value name "programs" under "shell folders" and "user shell folders" keys respectively, to define a new path in their value data fields for your "programs" folder. Refresh view of your computer for the changes to take effect. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
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First, click the 'Start' button and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".
Second, go to <b>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\]</b>, right-click on the Expandable String value "Programs" and click on "Modify".
Now set a user defined value data and click 'OK'.
Fourth, go to <b>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\]</b>, right-click on the String value "Programs" and click on "Modify".
Finslly set another user defined value data to set new location for program folder and click 'OK'.
Registry Entries
- back to top- Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\]
- Location: Current User
- Value Name: Programs
- Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
- Action Type: Modified
- Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\]
- Location: Current User
- Value Name: Programs
- Data Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ (Expandable String Value)
- Action Type: Modified
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