but not all, of the applications in the Start menu. Since a one-for-one correlation did not exist, the Open function only confused people, and it was abandoned in Windows 7. See Program Files.

All Installed Windows apps and desktop apps on your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC are displayed in an alphabetical list of shortcuts in All apps in the Start menu. You’ll notice some of these ...

If you are using Windows 11/10 and you want to rename Start Menu apps, here is what you need to do. Programs get added in Start Menu automatically after installation with the default name.

Microsoft is working on a Start Menu redesign for Windows again, but this time I think they're onto something.