# Customizing the Windows 7 Start Menu **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 14, 2022, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customizing-the-windows-7-start-menu/973246 "2022-10-14T13:41:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ranwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@ranwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ranwill)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customizing-the-windows-7-start-menu/973246/1 "2022-10-14T13:41:22Z")
My Google skills are weak, but I _have_ tried. Is it possible to customize the right side of the Windows 7 Start menu? Mine currently reads from the top down: my computer’s name, Documents, Pictures, Music, Videos. Then a divider line followed by, Games and My Computer. Then another divider line followed by, Control Panel, Devices and Printers, Default Programs, Help and Support, Run… I assume this is the default menu. I’d like to add a new category to that top group. But how? ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customizing-the-windows-7-start-menu/973246/2 "2022-10-14T21:29:19Z")
Is there a “settings” option if you right click your start button ? There might be a “customize” option in there… ---
**Author:** ![ranwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@ranwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ranwill)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customizing-the-windows-7-start-menu/973246/3 "2022-10-15T21:36:55Z")
Yes, a right click yields a Properties \> Taskbar and Start Menu panel with a customize button but that opens a list of check box options for the items that appear in that right pane. There seems to be no option to actually ADD anything new there.