Personalization Add or Remove Default Shortcuts on Win+X Quick Link Menu in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to add or remove default shortcuts on the Win+X Quick Link menu for your account in Windows 11.

The Win+X Quick Link menu (aka: Power User menu) is a pop-up menu from the Start button that includes shortcuts of common management, configuration, and other power user tools for Windows.

The shortcuts on the Win+X Quick Link menu are broken up into 3 groups. Group1 shortcuts in the bottom section, Group2 shortcuts in the middle section, and Group3 shortcuts in the top section.

Starting with Windows 11 build 22579, Windows Terminal and Windows Terminal (Admin) in the Win+X menu has been replaced by Windows PowerShell and Windows PowerShell (Admin). If you have Windows Terminal installed and would like Windows PowerShell to open in Windows Terminal, set Windows Terminal as your default terminal app.


Contents

  • Option One: Remove Default Shortcuts on Win+X Quick Link Menu
  • Option Two: Restore (add) Default Shortcuts on Win+X Quick Link Menu


EXAMPLE: Default shortcuts on Win+X Quick Link menu

Win+X_Quick_Link_menu.jpg






OPTION ONE

Remove Default Shortcuts on Win+X Quick Link Menu


1 Open File Explorer (Win+E).

2 Copy and paste the path below you want to use into the address bar of File Explorer, and press Enter.

(Current User)​
%LocalAppdata%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX

OR​

(Applied to New Users when created)​
C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX

3 Open the Group1, Group2, and/or Group3 folder(s) containing the shortcut(s) you want to delete from your Win+X Quick Link menu. (see screenshot below)

WinX_folder-1.png

4 Delete the shortcut(s) you want inside the Group1, Group2, and/or Group3 folder(s). (see screenshots below)

Do not delete the actual Group1, Group2, and Group3 folders.



WinX_folder-2.png
WinX_folder-3.png
WinX_folder-4.png

5 When finished, you can close File Explorer.

6 Restart the explorer process or sign out and sign in to apply your changes to the Win+X Quick Link menu.





OPTION TWO

Restore (add) Default Shortcuts on Win+X Quick Link Menu


1 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the WinX.zip file that contains all of the default Win+X shortcuts.



2 Save WinX.zip file to your desktop.

3 Unblock the downloaded WinX.zip file.

4 Open the downloaded WinX.zip file, and open the Group1, Group2, and/or Group3 folder(s) containing the shortcut(s) you want to add (restore) to your Win+X Quick Link menu. (see screenshot below)

WinX_ZIP-1.png

5 Open a separate File Explorer (Win+E) window.

6 Copy and paste the path below you want to use into the address bar of File Explorer, and press Enter.

(Current User)​
%LocalAppdata%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX

OR​

(Applied to New Users when created)​
C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX

7 Open the same Group1, Group2, and/or Group3 folder(s) as step 4 for the section of shortcut(s) you want to add (restore) to your Win+X Quick Link menu. (see screenshot below)

WinX_folder-1.png

8 Copy and paste (drag and drop) the shortcut(s) you want to restore from the ZIP folder (step 4) into its corresponding Group1, Group2, or Group3 folder from step 7. (see screenshots below)

WinX_ZIP-2.png
WinX_folder-2.png


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WinX_folder-4.png

9 When finished, you can close File Explorer.

10 Restart the explorer process or sign out and sign in to apply your changes to the Win+X Quick Link menu.


That's it,
Shawn Brink


 

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I know, but when I deleted some of the links in there and restarted Explorer it worked. :D

I tested removing "Task Manager" from the "Default" Group2 and restarted explorer process, but it didn't remove it from my Win+X menu.

I'm thinking something else may be at hand here if your Win+X is using the "Default" location at all.
 

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    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
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    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
hmm... maybe a coincidence... After the update, it added the old defaults back into the menu and after verifying the folder didn't have the links I restarted explorer twice and they were still there. They did disappear after messing with the default folder, but I made it match what I had so maybe it was just the random third restart of explorer?

--Edit--
Maybe it's to do with the version of Windows? For a test, I opened both locations and compared the two folders, I had Power Options in Default but not in my user folder, it was in the menu. I deleted it from default and restarted explorer and it removed it.

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    Windows 11 Pro β
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    HP Pavilion Laptop 15-eg0070wm
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    Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
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    32 GB DDR4-3200 SDRAM
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    Intel® Iris® Xᵉ Graphics
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    2TB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
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    Apple iMac 27" 5K (2017)
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    3.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
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    40 GB 2400 MHz DDR4
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    Radeon Pro 570 4 GB
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    27" 5K, 34" UW
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    Mon 1: 5120 × 2880 Mon 2: 2560 x 1080
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    32GB NVME, 1TB SSD
@BakRest Ignore my comment about the WinAero app, they haven't updated it yet and you were correct, the Win+X Menu did change in the latest update.

It appears it takes the links from:
Code:
C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\
before checking
Code:
%LocalAppdata%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX
to add any remaining links.

I can confirm if you removed any items that returned, you can remove them from the Default profile and it will remove them again.

This is the only way that works. I was able to remove all links that (to me) are making this menu overcrowded with unnecessary links.

Apparently the new file location is now: C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\

Thanks you for sharing.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer SP714-51
    CPU
    Intel i7-7Y75
    Motherboard
    ?
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 615
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14 inch FHD
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    1920x1080
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    256 GB Kingston SSD
This is the only way that works. I was able to remove all links that (to me) are making this menu overcrowded with unnecessary links.

Apparently the new file location is now: C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\

Thanks you for sharing.

It'll be interesting to hear what others are seeing. Nothing I delete from this location affects the current user for me. Normally, that location is only used to apply to new accounts when they get created. :boom:
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
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    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
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    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
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    2560x1440
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    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360 2in1 14-eu0098nr (2024)
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Internet Speed
    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
It'll be interesting to hear what others are seeing. Nothing I delete from this location affects the current user for me. Normally, that location is only used to apply to new accounts when they get created. :boom:
It maybe noteworthy to say that I run Windows 11 Pro with a Local Account. My Windows 11 OS is not signed-in with my Microsoft account.

But with the deletion of shortcuts, I reduced my overcrowded Win+X menu. I'm happy with the result, applied to 3 laptops.

Thanks and credit for this, go to: Archigos
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11
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    Acer SP714-51
    CPU
    Intel i7-7Y75
    Motherboard
    ?
    Memory
    8GB
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    Intel HD Graphics 615
    Sound Card
    Realtek
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    14 inch FHD
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    1920x1080
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    256 GB Kingston SSD
It appears it takes the links from: C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\ before checking %LocalAppdata%...
@Archigos - wanted to say thanks for posting the tidbit about the new C:\Users\Default\...\WinX involvement in Win11 ... i've been hacking my winx menus for a few years with my own scripts and this initially threw me when i went to run them and there were still old entries showing ... sure enough they were all in that new location and whacking that additional Group3 folder there (and of course recycling explorer.exe) definitely did the trick for me as well, so thanks.

you guys are all over this stuff already but i'll go ahead and share my scripts for maintaining this menu in case anybody is interested:
Scripted Windows 10 "Win+X" Menu (aka "Power User Menu")

the scripts are separated into individual routine files to be more "mix and match" but the main easy one to run is "!RefreshWinX.cmd"

the gist is i keep my favorites in a file (favorites.md) and the scripts just blow away group3 and recreate it with my favorites... this way i can readily set that menu up when i fire up a new windows install or hop onto a new machine. Full disclosure, i just reverse gen'd what the Winaero tool did to create the magic hashlinks and put that into a script so it was more visible/sharable/portable.

gee i just remembered, this depends on "scriptcs" (Script C# runner), so you'd have to install that... i kinda figure all the other winx githubbers out there are already doing a better job at something more polished... if anybody is actually interested, i could rewrite this stuff to be more consolidated into a single powershell file... at the time csx had just come out and this was my excuse to check its angles but powershell core with embedded C# is where it's at for me now.

happy winx hacking everybody! =)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
Windows 11 Home Single Language

I customized my WinX menu before, after I updated to 22000.527 my WinX menu is broken.
That some user mentioned
I renamed this folder C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\ to "WinXBAK"
Now I have my old WinX Menu back.

It seems they changed WinX Menu behaviour.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 21H2 Home Single Language
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Hometech ALFA400C
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    I'm ashamed to talk about it...
    Motherboard
    There is no such a God, I only know mother-Earth
    Memory
    3GB :(
    Graphics Card(s)
    on-board
    Sound Card
    on-board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    (s) is too ambitious for me
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250GB (SSD)
    Samsung MBG4GC 32GB (SSD)
    PSU
    I was very young when I last saw a PSU
    Case
    ...
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    My coldness is enough to cool the computer
    Keyboard
    A broken and very clean keyboard
    Mouse
    Rat King
    Internet Speed
    Slowest internet connection in Europe
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    ChromePortable / TorBrowser
    Antivirus
    Biontech
    Other Info
    I can simply say that I took the red pill and I am not happy with it.
Windows 11 Home Single Language

I customized my WinX menu before, after I updated to 22000.527 my WinX menu is broken.
That some user mentioned
I renamed this folder C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\ to "WinXBAK"
Now I have my old WinX Menu back.

It seems they changed WinX Menu behaviour.
I also had my Win+X Menu break in a recent Windows Update.
Mine wasn't even customized and it still broke.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
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    Stigg's Build
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    Intel Core i9-10900X
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    GIGABYTE X299X DESIGNARE 10G
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    Corsair 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) CMW64GX4M4C3000C15 Vengeance RGB Pro 3000Mhz DDR4
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    GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 Super Mini ITX 6 GB OC
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    Realtek ALC1220
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    Samsung 27" FHD LED FreeSync Gaming Monitor (LS27F350FHEXXY)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
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    Samsung 970 Pro Series 1TB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD
    Western Digital Red Pro WD8003FFBX-68B9AN0 8 TB, 7200 RPM, SATA-III
    Western Digital Red Pro WD8003FFBX-68B9AN0 8 TB, 7200 RPM, SATA-III
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    Corsair HX1200 1200W 80 Plus Platinum
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    Fractal Design Define 7 Black Solid Case
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    Noctua NH-D15 Chromax Black
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    Razer Ornata V2
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    Razer DeathAdder Essential
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    FTTN 100Mbps / 40Mbps
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox
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    N/A
    Other Info
    Logitech BRIO 4k Ultra HD USB-C Webcam
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    Windows 10 Pro
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    ASUS ROG Zephyrus M GM501GS
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    Zephyrus M GM501GS
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    SK Hynix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 16 GB DDR4-2666 DDR4 SDRAM
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    AU Optronics B156HAN07.1 [15.6" LCD]
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    Samsung SSD 860 QVO 4TB 4 TB, SATA-III
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    N/A
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    Razer DeathAdder Essential
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    PC/AT Enhanced PS2 Keyboard (101/102-Key)
    Internet Speed
    FTTN 100Mbps / 40Mbps
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox
    Antivirus
    N/A
    Other Info
    USB2.0 HD UVC Webcam
In the latest insider build (Dev Channel - Build 22581.1), none of the solutions works, I tried "restore default" option, but when I restart explorer, the shortcut will be deleted
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11 Home SL Insider Dev, Arch Linux
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 3493
    CPU
    i3-1005g1
    Memory
    4GB
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    SSD 256GB
In Beta/Dev Build 22581.1, it reverted the Windows Terminal links to the old version of PowerShell and I can't for the life of me get them to change either to Terminal or Command Prompt (although I hate PowerShell, even switching it to the newer one would be welcome).
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro β
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion Laptop 15-eg0070wm
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    Memory
    32 GB DDR4-3200 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel® Iris® Xᵉ Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2TB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
  • Operating System
    macOS Ventura
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Apple iMac 27" 5K (2017)
    CPU
    3.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
    Memory
    40 GB 2400 MHz DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon Pro 570 4 GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    27" 5K, 34" UW
    Screen Resolution
    Mon 1: 5120 × 2880 Mon 2: 2560 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    32GB NVME, 1TB SSD
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1) I renamed this folder C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\ to "WinXBAK"

2) I customized %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX

Group1\1 - Desktop.lnk
Group2\RestartExplorer.vbs.lnk
Group2\ShutdownAdvance.vbs.lnk
Group3\Control Panel.lnk
Group3\Settings.lnk
Group5\Registry Editor.lnk
Group5\Regjump.vbs.lnk
Group6\CMDA.vbs.lnk
Group6\CMDN.vbs.lnk
Group7\PSA.vbs.lnk
Group7\PSN.vbs.lnk

3) I used hashlnk tool for all of my lnk files here.

I havent got any problem after these 3 steps.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 21H2 Home Single Language
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Hometech ALFA400C
    CPU
    I'm ashamed to talk about it...
    Motherboard
    There is no such a God, I only know mother-Earth
    Memory
    3GB :(
    Graphics Card(s)
    on-board
    Sound Card
    on-board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    (s) is too ambitious for me
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250GB (SSD)
    Samsung MBG4GC 32GB (SSD)
    PSU
    I was very young when I last saw a PSU
    Case
    ...
    Cooling
    My coldness is enough to cool the computer
    Keyboard
    A broken and very clean keyboard
    Mouse
    Rat King
    Internet Speed
    Slowest internet connection in Europe
    Browser
    ChromePortable / TorBrowser
    Antivirus
    Biontech
    Other Info
    I can simply say that I took the red pill and I am not happy with it.
Tried What was detailed but after restarting explorer to take effect the Windows Terminal link in the folder group 3 disappeared.

But I came up with a solution that worked and brought back the Windows Terminal and Windows Terminal Admin, by copying the existing content from the group 3 folder from Default user folder C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group3 to the current user folder C:\Users\Chayi\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group3 including the desktop.ini file and it solved the problem.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
I used the method in Option 2 to restore the default WinX menu entries. I unzipped the file mentioned and copied all the Group3 entries from the unzipped file to the Default Group3 folder and the user Group3 folder. After restarting Windows Explorer there were still no entries for Terminal, Powershell or Command window. Same after logging out and back in again. This is running Windows 11 Pro 22H2. I have wasted hours already trying to get this sorted (also custom entries in the Group3 folder do not appear as expected :mad:)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    12th Gen i7
    Memory
    16GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel onboard
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1280
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD
    2 TB SATA HDD
    Internet Speed
    250 Mb/s
I used the method in Option 2 to restore the default WinX menu entries. I unzipped the file mentioned and copied all the Group3 entries from the unzipped file to the Default Group3 folder and the user Group3 folder. After restarting Windows Explorer there were still no entries for Terminal, Powershell or Command window. Same after logging out and back in again. This is running Windows 11 Pro 22H2. I have wasted hours already trying to get this sorted (also custom entries in the Group3 folder do not appear as expected :mad:)

Hello Paul, :alien:

As a test, make sure the shortcuts are in both the current user and new users locations to see if that may help.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360 2in1 14-eu0098nr (2024)
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Internet Speed
    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
Hello Paul, :alien:

As a test, make sure the shortcuts are in both the current user and new users locations to see if that may help.
The same shortcuts (copied from the unzipped WinX.ZIP) are in both these locations:
C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group3\
C:\Users\pauln\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group3\
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    12th Gen i7
    Memory
    16GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel onboard
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1280
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD
    2 TB SATA HDD
    Internet Speed
    250 Mb/s
The same shortcuts (copied from the unzipped WinX.ZIP) are in both these locations:
C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group3\
C:\Users\pauln\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group3\

Odd. Does it work for a new account?

If so, you could try copying them from the new account to your account.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360 2in1 14-eu0098nr (2024)
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Internet Speed
    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
Odd. Does it work for a new account?

If so, you could try copying them from the new account to your account.
No, it doesn't. I created a new local account first as a standard user and then as Administrator. In neither case does Terminal or Powershell (or Command Prompt) appear in the WinX right-click menu. I am of the opinion that the WinX functionality in Windows 11 is simply broken - and googling seems to suggest that others are of the same opinion.
Maybe by the time MS is ready to release Windows 12 they might have sorted out Window 11 ...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    12th Gen i7
    Memory
    16GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel onboard
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1280
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD
    2 TB SATA HDD
    Internet Speed
    250 Mb/s
No, it doesn't. I created a new local account first as a standard user and then as Administrator. In neither case does Terminal or Powershell (or Command Prompt) appear in the WinX right-click menu. I am of the opinion that the WinX functionality in Windows 11 is simply broken - and googling seems to suggest that others are of the same opinion.
Maybe by the time MS is ready to release Windows 12 they might have sorted out Window 11 ...

Hopefully.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360 2in1 14-eu0098nr (2024)
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Internet Speed
    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
Hopefully.
But, in the meantime, my WinX menu does not have any options for Terminal, Powershell or Command prompt and there seems to be no way of getting them back (short of reinstalling Windows ...HaHa) :mad:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    12th Gen i7
    Memory
    16GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel onboard
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1280
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD
    2 TB SATA HDD
    Internet Speed
    250 Mb/s
But, in the meantime, my WinX menu does not have any options for Terminal, Powershell or Command prompt and there seems to be no way of getting them back (short of reinstalling Windows ...HaHa) :mad:

You could try doing a repair install of Windows 11 below to hopefully restore them without losing anything.

 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360 2in1 14-eu0098nr (2024)
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Internet Speed
    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium

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