Tweak Library – Change default location of the “Programs” folder.

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Change default location of the “Programs” folder.

With this setting, you can change the default location/path of the "Programs" folder. Upon changing the path, all subsequent data will be saved at the new location by default.

Tweak for : Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows Vista

Description:

You can see the Program submenu of the Start Menu, when you click on "Start > All Programs". This Menu is located at the default directory. You can change this directory path with this setting.

This setting enables you to change the default location/path of the "Programs" folder.

For this, go to Start > Run, enter "regedit" and search the keys listed below. You can create an expandable string value "Programs" in "User Shell Folders" key, if this value does not exist.

Now, double-click the Value Name "Programs" under "Shell Folders" and "User Shell Folders" keys respectively, to define a new path in their Value Data fields for your "Programs" folder.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

Programs

Data Type :

REG_SZ (String Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

New Path like C:\My Programs

Value Action :

Modified

Registry Entry 2 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

Programs

Data Type :

REG_EXPAND_SZ (Expandable String Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

New Path like C:\My Programs

Value Action :

Modified

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

First, click the 'Start' button and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Second, go to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\], right-click on the Expandable String value "Programs" and click on "Modify".

Now set a user defined value data and click 'OK'.

Fourth, go to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\], right-click on the String value "Programs" and click on "Modify".

Finslly set another user defined value data to set new location for program folder and click 'OK'.

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