Can't Drag and Drop in Start Menu, All Programs

***SOLUTION***

Start Menu > All Programs > Beside your avatar Right Click > Properties > Uncheck 'Sort All Programs Menu By Name'.

DONE! ;)

I found what the problem is and list the solution below.

Yes, account Wayne is an admin (and the only) account when go the Users control panel; even "Guest" is turned off.

If you go here:

• Users:  C:\Users\Wayne\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

By default, account "Wayne" has full control over this folder.

If you go here:

• Windows hidden file: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

By default, user account "Wayne" does not have full control, only "Read & Execute" "Read" and "Execute"

So the trick is to go the hidden windows account:   C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

Then go up one layer to here:  C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

Right click on the "Programs" folder

Properties

Security

Add your account "Wayne" to have full control.   (which then matches the properties for Wayne in the Administrators group)

Problem fixed for moving icons within the folder.

Next problem:  I've moved Microsoft Mathmatics to the Accessories folders with my other calculators....but because it begins with an "M" instead of a "C" (for calculator), it's not in the order I want. 

Next Step to restoring Win XP functionality -- turn off alphabetize

Once you are allowed to edit the program folders, if you also like to put programs in order you will have to turn off the default "sort alphabetically."  To do this

• Right click on the start menu
• Click Properties
• Click Start menu tab
• Click Customize
• Scroll down to very bottom
• Look up from the bottom of the list; four main items up is "Sort All Programs Menu Alphabetically."
• Uncheck that box.

Now you're back to mostly as good as Windows XP!

Hi JamesJoey,

·        Where are you trying to drag the submenu to?

·        Do you get a circle with a slash in between when you try drag and drop?

“All programs” will have all the programs installed on your computer.

You can also Right click on the applications within All programs and choose pin to start menu, so that you can add your favorites applications to start menu and access them easily.

Refer the below link: Customize the Start menu:http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Customize-the-Start-menu

Regards:

Samhrutha G S - Microsoft Support.

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That's exacly what I was doing.

Also, why am I unable to rename some items?

When you drag-and-drop in the Start menu, you cannot "drop" on a folder, you have to wait for the folder to open, the move down and "drop" inbetween some other icons that are already in the group.  This gets me almost every time too, a bit annoying.

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