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OMG - They DO listen! Pin it right on
Nice to see someone taking an interest in this, Sam. I've turned many clients & others on to it & all use it & like it a lot. I use it constantly, have for years.
Instructions for creating Applications window
Using, %windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}
Rt Clk on Desktop > New > Shortcut
In Location put %windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}
Hit OK or Next (whichever it is)
In Name change explorer.exe to Applications
Hit Done or OK (whatever it is lol)
Now you click on the created desktop shortcut icon, Open it.
Now get rid of the Nav tree & change the View to List, Medium icons or whatever you prefer, but, have it Sort A to Z.
Lives on Taskbar as long as only Minimised. Have to redo from the desktop icon only if & when a reboot has been done.
NB: The created desktop icon can be changed from the default if desired.
Cheers,
Drew
Nice to deal with a dedicated https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/profile/7ecd8237-e25c-4751-8125-17f6998e0a7b?sort=LastReplyDate&dir=Desc&tab=Threads&filter=undefined&forum=allcategories&meta=&status=&mod=&modAge=&advFil=&postedAfter=&postedBefore=&threadType=All&page=1. You see I'm using smileys all the time now. 😊
It seems to be a Special Folder like Documents, i.e. aggregated links view. Therefore, duplicate links can be freely deleted from it. I just tried it, can be useful as Bird View apps inventory, except portable apps (not installable) not included. Still Search turns best suggestions faster, likely stats based.
I usually create a new Library in Desktop view, then create various aggregated by purpose app collection folders in it, including Portable Apps folder, and move installed app shortcuts from desktop to these folders . This way the Library is accessible from Desktop Toolbar, and has auto expandable app collections, while desktop is clean. Yet nothing can replace https://voidtools.com/support/everything/, when looking for some hidden gems on one's PC. 🧐
sambul95
Sam, I keep its desktop icon on the taskbar (#1, I changed from the default icon) and keep it (#2) minimized & living on the taskbar after click on its icon & configuring it as desired.; instead of > Desktop toolbar for it. It, also, shows on the Jumplist under Frequent . Any applications (Store or other 'programs') added or installed will show in this window. Rt Clk on items in the window gives this menu
Cheers,
Drew