Some of my Start menu entries are colored for unknown reason
- By Ramesh Srinivasan
- Published May 25, 2006
Q: Some of the folders on my start menu have their background colored rather than the standard, and I have no idea why. Anyone know how to fix this?
A: This is a new feature introduced in Windows XP. The Highlight newly installed programs feature specifies that a new program that you installed on your computer is highlighted with a different color in the All Programs list. To disable this feature, use the following steps:
- Right-click the Start menu, and then click Properties.
- In the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box, click the Start Menu tab
- Click Customize.
- In the Customize Start Menu dialog box, click the Advanced tab
- Click to clear the Highlight newly installed programs check box.
- Click OK, and then click OK again.
