Start Menu

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

Data type

Range

Default value

REG_EXPAND_SZ

Path

%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu

Description

Stores the path to the folder containing the items that appear in the Start menu.

You can enter any valid Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name or mapped drive in the value of this entry.

Note

The %USERPROFILE% variable represents the path to the user's Profiles folder. The default is Systemroot \Documents and Settings\ username .

Related Entries

Common Start Menu in HKLM\User Shell Folders