Instead, if you want to open multiple programs from your Start menu (without it closing each time you do so), there’s a little trick you can use. And it’s absurdly easy.

If you see duplicate Office or any other program or app icons & shortcuts in Windows 11/10 Start Menu, then this is how to resolve the issue.

TTGSteve asked the Windows forum to recommend a good Start Menu program for Windows 8.

Not happy with the Windows 10 Start menu? Open Shell is a free Start menu alternative worth trying.

First, open up Start > All Programs, and search through the menu for the app you want to start at boot. Right-click on it and hit "Copy". This will copy the shortcut.

When you click “All” to see your list of programs, Windows still only displays your list vertically, which wastes most of the horizontal space that is available in the Start menu.

The Windows Start menu is the master index to everything in the computer. When programs are installed normally, their names and logos are placed in the "All Programs" menu (see below).