*How can we IMPROVE the efficiency of the Windows left-side desktop pane?*
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That example snapped above just now from my desktop screen contains:
1. The "start run" area, which has scores of "commands" set up in the "App
Paths" section of the Windows registry (works on all versions of Windows
including XP).
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths
For example: Start > Run > hosts [that edits the hosts file]
Start > Run > reboot [that reboots the system]
Start > Run > phone x [that searches the rolodex for "x"]
etc.
2. The "Quick Access" area, which, I think, only works on Win10, which
contains the ten most-frequently used hierarchies on Windows, in two
sections.
3. The "Taskbar" area, which works on all Windows versions, I think, which
contains the score of programs most often used, in a specific order.
4. The native Windows 10 cascade menu (aka the Windows XP start menu, often
erroneously called "Classic Start Menu" based on a completely unnecessary
program suite of that name).
Note that the hierarchy of the cascade menu, is _always_ the same as the
hierarchy of the installer archive, and the installed programs archive, and
even the Windows heterodox (right side) start menu, for consistency not
only across menus, but across machines over the years (i.e., the Windows 10
hierarchy is the same as the Win7 hierarchy which is the same as the WinXP
hierarchy).
5. Folders and commands that are less often used, so they can be one level
deep on the left-side pane, such as network kill switches, various reboot
commands, locations of screenshots, downloads, etc.
6. Hardware section, which contains the stuff that Microsoft puts here,
such as the time and date and other hardware icons.
Given that example and explanation above...
*How can we IMPROVE the efficiency of the Windows left-side desktop pane?*
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