Regular Expressions (RegEx) can be quite complex to understand. For a simple start, I have made a "Regex for Dummies" guide, which you will find below:
Simplifications
In order to make it an easy start, I made 2 assumptions:
As an input string, we just look at one line. Multi-line strings are excluded from this tutorial.
A result can only be "True" or "False". "True" means the Regex matches the input string at least once. "False" means the Regex does not match the input string at all.
Overview
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The Windows 10 Start Menu is not as customizable as it used to be in Windows 7. While the part on the right (the tiles) can be easily removed and added by right-clicking them, the traditional part on the left (folders and shortcuts) is not customizable any more. In Windows 7, you could right-click on a shortcut and then delete or rename it. Not any more in Windows 10.
There are tricks to modify the Windows 10 Start Menu shortcuts anyway. Find the instructions to do so below:
Traditional Applications
The
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Some Windows 10 apps cannot be uninstalled, even not with Power Shell commands. One example is the Edge browser. But you can disable those apps by renaming the folder that they are stored in.
The system apps can be found in
C:\Windows\SystemApps
Find below the list of folders that I have renamed without any problem:
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CortanaListenUIApp_cw5n1h2txyewy
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DesktopView_cw5n1h2txyewy
EnvironmentsApp_cw5n1h2txyewy
holocamera_cw5n1h2txyewy
holoitemplayerapp_cw5n1h2txyewy
InsiderHub_cw5n1h2txyewy
Microsoft.AAD.BrokerPlugin_cw5n1h2txyewy
Microsoft.AccountsControl_cw5n1h2txyewy
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My experience with servers, networks and gadgets.