Start Menu Settings (AADServer)

The directive "Start Menu Settings" enables it for the user to change some Look and Feel aspects of the Start Menu.

If the Administrator does not give the user the directive "Start Menu Settings", then the user can not change the Look and Feel of the Start Menu.
The Look and Feel of the Start Menu will be as configured by the Administrator.

AADServer Theme

When "Start Menu Settings" is combined with the Look and Feel AADServer theme, the user has the following options for changing the Look and Feel :

• Show Small, Medium or Large Icons in the Start Menu
• Show the Start Menu either Solid or a bit Transparent
• Show all Items in 1 Row or show the Start Menu with Sub Menus.
• About Session: Logoff, see Session Popup (ts-session:)

When clicking on Default, the Start Menu will revert back to the Default Settings as set by the Administrator.

Example

Windows 7 Theme

When "Start Menu Settings" is combined with the Look and Feel Windows 7 theme, the user has the following options for changing the Look and Feel :

• Show Small, Medium or Large Icons in the Start Menu
• Show the Start Menu either Solid or a bit Transparent
• Show all Items in 1 Row or show the Start Menu with Sub Menu.
• About Session: Logoff, see Session Popup (ts-session:)

When clicking on Default, the Start Menu will revert back to the Default Settings as set by the Administrator.

Example

Windows 10 Theme

When Start Menu Settings is combined with the Look and Feel Windows 10 Light or Dark theme, the user has the following options for changing the Look and Feel :

• Show Small, Medium or Large Icons in the Start Menu. This applies to the icons as shown in the left treeview. It does not apply to the icons as shown in the Panels / Tiles.
• Show the Start Menu either Solid or a bit Transparent
• Show all Items in 1 Row or show the Start Menu with Sub Menus.
  • When using the Panel/Tiles option, a Single Menu on the left will be used.
• Show Items in Panels with Tiles, similar to the Windows 10 Start Menu with Tiles.
  • Applications can be started by either single-click (or touch) on a Tile, or by double-click on a Tile.
• Use a Light or Dark Theme.
• About Session: Logoff, see Session Popup (ts-session:)

When clicking on Default, the Start Menu will revert back to the Default Settings as set by the Administrator.

Example

Auto-Hide / Show Always

When the user does not have assigned Explorer, a small AADS Start Button is shown on the Desktop the User.
This small AADS Start Button can be shown "Show Always" or "Auto-Hide":

When Auto-Hide is selected by the User, and the small AADS Start Menu Button is not visible because it is covered by the Applications,
the Button will popup / will appear when the mouse is moved into the corner where the AADS Start Menu Button is placed: