Windows 8 Terminal Shortcut Start

Windows 8 Terminal Shortcut Start

[Sander Torfs]

Hi all,

I recentely decided to go from the x64 version of cygwin to the x86 
version (because the x64 version doesn't support unison), and I can't 
get rid of the shortcut in Start; Clicking uninstall takes me to 
'uninstall a program', but there is now cygwin uninstaller, it needs to 
be done manually. While installing cygwin, I checked the box that said 
'Add to Start'. Any ideas?

All help appreciated!
Sandr

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Re: Windows 8 Terminal Shortcut Start

[Robert Pendell]

On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 11:59 AM, Sander Torfs <> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I recentely decided to go from the x64 version of cygwin to the x86 version
> (because the x64 version doesn't support unison), and I can't get rid of the
> shortcut in Start; Clicking uninstall takes me to 'uninstall a program', but
> there is now cygwin uninstaller, it needs to be done manually. While
> installing cygwin, I checked the box that said 'Add to Start'. Any ideas?
>
> All help appreciated!
> Sandr

Do this.  Right click the icon, choose open file location, delete the
file from there.

I assume that's what you wanted and not just to unpin it from the start screen.

Really though.  This isn't a Cygwin issue.  It's more a Windows 8
issue and there are plenty of forums for that.


Robert Pendell
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Re: Windows 8 Terminal Shortcut Start

[Eliot Moss]

On 7/28/2013 10:45 AM, Robert Pendell wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 11:59 AM, Sander Torfs <> wrote:

> Do this.  Right click the icon, choose open file location, delete the
> file from there.
>
> I assume that's what you wanted and not just to unpin it from the start screen.
>
> Really though.  This isn't a Cygwin issue.  It's more a Windows 8
> issue and there are plenty of forums for that.

I think the original poster may want to remove all of cygwin,
not just the start menu icon, and was surprised that there
appears to be no uninstall script.

However, if I am wrong, that does sound like good advice as to
how to remove the start menu icon.

Regards -- Eliot Moss

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Re: Windows 8 Terminal Shortcut Start

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

On 7/29/2013 12:49 PM, Eliot Moss wrote:
> On 7/28/2013 10:45 AM, Robert Pendell wrote:
>> On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 11:59 AM, Sander Torfs <> wrote:
>
>> Do this.  Right click the icon, choose open file location, delete the
>> file from there.
>>
>> I assume that's what you wanted and not just to unpin it from the start
>> screen.
>>
>> Really though.  This isn't a Cygwin issue.  It's more a Windows 8
>> issue and there are plenty of forums for that.
>
> I think the original poster may want to remove all of cygwin,
> not just the start menu icon, and was surprised that there
> appears to be no uninstall script.
>
> However, if I am wrong, that does sound like good advice as to
> how to remove the start menu icon.

And if you're not wrong:
    <http://cygwin.com/faq.html#faq.setup.uninstall-all>.


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