Question : How to change start menu user default folder list in Windows 7

Dear experts, how can I change the start menu user default folder list in Windows 7 ?

I have logical drive letters which contain music, pictures, downloads, applications, respectively, so I want to access them quickly by clicking on the folder links on the start menu.

The folder links in the current Start Menu refer to the C:\ drive where my OS resides.

Additionally, I would like to add folders in the Start Menu of my own choosing, ones which I access most frequently.

Please see the circled portion of the attached image below.

Answer : How to change start menu user default folder list in Windows 7

A workaround is available that I use on my own Windows 7 Pro machine that does not involve any tricks or software.

Put your main user folder on your desktop and it should show up as a flyout menu on the right hand side of the Start window in your picture above. Right click on the Start button -> Properties -> Customize and work through those options to put it there.

Now, make a folder in your main user folder and fill it with whatever shortcuts you wish. Call this folder A Menu, A Special Menu, or whatever starting with the letter A.

Then, Start -> User -> A Menu -> all your shortcuts.

I use this in addition to using the Windows 7 menu as it comes. ... Thinkpads_User