Group All Programs Into Categories Using Handy Start Menu App in Windows 7

Windows only: Freeware utility The Handy Start Menu organizes the applications in your Start Menu into categories automatically, so you don’t have to deal with organizing everything yourself.

Once you’ve installed the application, it will replace the All Programs group in your Start Menu with a view that is organized by category automatically instead of by folder. Your regular Start Menu folders aren’t changed, as the new view is just an overlay on the Start Menu, and you can revert back at any time by simply disabling the application. Handy Start Menu is a free download, works for both Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit editions.

Organize them into their respective categories just by manually select the application or folder from the left pane and then select the category from the right pane of the Application’s Category Manager page.

The Handy Start Menu [via Addictive Tips]

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