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Triynko
Asked: 2013-07-20 11:38:12 +0800 CST

The built-in "Administrator" account has start screen shortcuts by default that my created account lacks. How do I get them?

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I installed Windows Server 2012 and did some of the initial setup with the built-in Administrator account. I created my own user account and made it a member of the Administrators group so I could disable the built-in Administrator account for security concerns.

I feel cheated, because my start screen lacks all the shortcuts that were present by default in the Administrator's start screen. How can I get all those shortcuts on my desktop too?

Obviously I could run searches and add them one by one, but is there an easier way? Did I do something wrong to have it turn out like this or is it by design?

My start screen on the left vs. Administrator's start screen on the right: My start screen vs. Administrator's start screen

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1 Answers

  1. If you have disabled the Administrator account then presumably those shortcuts would not be missed if they are moved into your start screen folder. This folder is located at "%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs". Use either a Windows Explorer drag or a command prompt move command to recover the shortcuts to your preferred user's start folder.

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