How do I remove start menu shortcuts from apps that are installed by the Microsoft Store

Question

I can remove start menu shortcuts from apps that are installed from outside the start menu via right clicking the shortcut > more > open file location.

Buttt... with apps that you installed from the Microsoft Store, you can't really do the same.

Is there any way to remove the start menu shortcuts from apps installed via the Microsoft Store? Thanks for your time and effort.

Sincerely,

Tung

Answer 1

None that I'm aware of. The All Apps UX is a list of all the apps installed on the system. Some may be Windows Store apps installed to a locked down directory. Others may be created in the standard Windows start menu folder location. None of these are really designed for you to change (because these are all your apps). The only reason you can delete some of them is that they are shortcuts in a folder and ultimately Windows cannot lock down that folder and still allow you to install programs to it. That isn't an issue for Store apps.

In general you should pin the apps you use most often (or let the recent apps list handle it) and leave the All Apps UX alone. Personally I never use that UX at all because either I have shortcuts on the desktop, taskbar or Start Screen (using Start11 from StarDock) or I search for the app.

Answer 2

Hello,

To customize your view, please follow this link:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/schemas/appxpackage/uapmanifestschema/element-uap-visualelements

And layout:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/customize/desktop/customize-the-windows-11-start-menu

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