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Rename shortcuts to the Win + X menu in Windows 10

11/03/2019 19:34 by Dimitris

Microsoft introduced from Windows 8 and then a menu with functions, which is right-clicked in the lower-left corner of the screen or by pressing the Win + X keys at the same time.

 

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In Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, you can simply right-click the Start button to display it. This menu has shortcuts to useful administration tools and system functions. However, it is not a customizable part of the operating system.

The user can not add applications and commands to the Win + X menu. Today, we'll see how to rename a shortcut to the Win + X menu without using third-party tools.

To access the Win + X menu in Windows 10, you have two options:

  • Right-click the Start button. Instead of the taskbar context menu, Windows 10 displays the Win + X menu.
  • Or, simultaneously press the Win + X shortcut keys on the keyboard.

Win + X menu entries are all shortcut files (.LNK), but customizing the menu is not an easy task because Microsoft intentionally made its adaptation difficult to prevent abuse by third-party applications and the placement of their own shortcuts .

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The shortcuts are all special, transmitted via a Windows hash operation API (scrambling function) and the hash is then stored in these shortcuts. The presence of hash tells Win + X that the shortcut is special and only then it will appear in the menu, otherwise it will be ignored.

However, you can slightly modify the default shortcuts in the Win + X menu. Changing the "Comment" field to a shortcut does not break the hash sum and still allows Explorer to read and use it as a name for entry in the Win + X menu. This way, you can rename any shortcut in the Win + X menu. If you are confused by the hash function, just see that you can rename the commands in the Win + X menu easily and without no functionality problems.

How to rename the Win + X menu shortcuts in Windows 10:
1. Open the file explorer and go to your Windows disk (usually C).
2. Navigate to C> Users> Your_Name> Microsoft> Windows> WinX (alternatively copy-paste the following into the file exploration address bar:% LocalAppdata% \ Microsoft \ Windows \ WinX)

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3. Open the Group1 (Bottom), Group2 (Medium), or Group3 (Up) folder to find the desired shortcut.

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4. Right-click on the shortcut you want and select "Properties" from the context menu.
5. Enter the new name you want to assign to the shortcut in the Comment field.

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6. To make the changes, you must log out and log in to the user account. Alternatively, you can restart Explorer.

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Keep in mind that Microsoft can make various changes to Windows 10 through updates, so this trick may stop working at any time.

Rename shortcuts to the Win + X menu in Windows 10 was last modified: May 18, 2019, 11: 56 am by Dimitris

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