TIP: To further customize the Windows 10 Start Menu, check out our guide showing 10 ways to organize it and change it according to your needs. Keep in mind that using the second option removes the shortcuts and tiles inside your folder as well. The folder is immediately unpinned from the Start Menu. Then, click or tap on “Unpin folder from Start. Alternatively, you can also right-click or press-and-hold on a live folder to open a contextual menu.
The first option is to remove all the live tiles and shortcuts from it, as shown in the previous chapter. There are two ways to remove a live folder from the Start Menu in Windows 10.
To remove a tile or shortcut from a live folder, expand it, and then drag-and-drop the item to another space inside the Start Menu.Įxpand the Start Menu and drag away the tile or shortcut you want to remove How to delete a live folder from the Windows 10 Start Menu How to remove icons from a live folder in Windows 10 TIP: Did you know you can also organize Start Menu items into groups of tiles and shortcuts? Click or tap on the live folder to grab it, and then drag and drop it where you want it. Moving live folders from your Start Menu is the same as moving tiles or shortcuts. How to move a Start Menu live folder in Windows 10 Our article on resizing tiles provides more details on the available sizes.
Right-click or press-and-hold on a live folder from your Start Menu, click or tap Resize, and then choose the size you want. Live folders can be resized just like any other tile. How to resize live folders and their contents in the Windows 10 Start Menu NOTE: The live folder’s name is no longer displayed if you change its size to Small, as shown in the next chapter. You can see the folder's name at the bottom of its tile The new name is displayed inside the folder. To save the change, close the folder by clicking or tapping on the arrow tile or anywhere else on your screen. Type the name you want for your folder inside the field. First, click or tap on a live folder to expand it. While it wasn’t possible to rename live folders when they were first introduced, you can now do that to identify them better. How to rename a live folder in Windows 10 TIP: Did you know you can also choose the folders shown on the left margin of the Windows 10 Start Menu? To add more items, drag and drop them onto the folder To add more tiles or shortcuts to the live folder you created, simply drag and drop them onto the folder using your mouse or finger (if you have a touchscreen). Click or tap on a folder to open it and access the apps inside.Ī closed live folder takes less space in the Start Menu How to add more tiles and shortcuts to a Start Menu live folder in Windows 10 Press on the arrow tile to close the folderĪ closed or collapsed live folder shows miniature icons of the apps it includes. To close a folder from the Start Menu, click or tap on the arrow tile shown above the expanded live folder view. The folder is shown in its expanded form, pushing down other items in the Start Menu tiles section, as seen below. When you drop one tile or shortcut on top of another, the two of them automatically create a live folder. Click/tap and hold on one item, and then drag and drop it on top of the other.ĭrag and drop an icon or a tile on another to create a live folder You need at least two tiles or shortcuts to create a folder in the Start Menu in Windows 10. How to create a live folder in the Windows 10 Start MenuĪfter pinning to Start everything you need, you can save space by organizing tiles and shortcuts into live folders.