Manually adding programs to the Start Menu

Have you ever downloaded a program that didn’t come with a proper installer? Lots of software written by hobbyist programmers comes in a simple zip file, requiring the user to manually extract and run the contents. If you have software like this, it’s easy to add it to your Start menu if you need to, this video will show you how.

This tutorial covers Windows 8 (with a Start menu replacement) and all previous versions of Windows. For Windows 10, click here.

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