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Old 06-24-2023, 03:24 AM   #1
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calibre - windows 11 - shorten or change app name
can this be done
in win 11, new build, new install - start menu entry is "calibre 64 bit - ebook management"

which is way too long to appear neatly when pinned to start

how can i make it just say calibre ( which is the installed .exe name)
where does win11 Get the long name from, and is it editable-

i dont see any rename option. but i know that it is 64 bit and for ebook management - i dont need to be constantly reminded of that
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Old 06-24-2023, 03:34 AM   #2
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Should be pretty simple..

Right click on the start menu entry "calibre 64 bit - ebook management"
Select "More"
Select "Open file location"

This is the shortcut used in the start menu. Simply rename it and the containing folder.
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Old 06-25-2023, 03:09 AM   #3
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Should be pretty simple..

Right click on the start menu entry "calibre 64 bit - ebook management"
Select "More"
Select "Open file location"

This is the shortcut used in the start menu. Simply rename it and the containing folder.
windows 11 does not have a " more" option at that right click.

i could do it in windows 10, struggling on the learning curve in 11
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Old 06-25-2023, 03:25 AM   #4
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windows 11 does not have a " more" option at that right click.

i could do it in windows 10, struggling on the learning curve in 11
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I'm not sure about W11 but in 10 start menu shortcuts are located in %appdata%/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs
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Old 06-25-2023, 03:44 AM   #5
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windows 11 does not have a " more" option at that right click.
Really! I've not used Windows 11 yet. Still on Win 10
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If you change the name of the calibre shortcut folder from "calibre 64 bit - ebook management" to "calibre whatever" it might revert on the next update unless you uncheck the relevant option in the Advanced section of the install. Ditto the actual shortcut files.

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Old 06-25-2023, 04:15 AM   #7
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I'm running Win11 here. I have the calibre shortcut icon on the task bar. The icon has no text under the icon. When I hover over the icon, I do see the text for the shortcut pop-up.
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Right click on the start menu entry "calibre 64bit - E-book management"
Select "More"
Select "Open file location"

This is the shortcut used in the start menu. Simply rename it and the containing folder.
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windows 11 does not have a " more" option at that right click.
It depends on which app you right click on.

How about this, which adds a step to Karellen's instructions? (I don't know if you should unpin calibre from Start before doing this, then pin it again when you're done, or if it matters.)

Click on Start

Near the top right click on All apps

Scroll down in the All apps list till you come to "calibre 64bit - E-book management" and right click on it.

Select More

Select Open file location

Do a single left click on the app name "calibre 64bit - E-book management." It should become highlighted and you should be able to change it.
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Old 06-25-2023, 02:14 PM   #9
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I suspect that an attempt was to rename the folder and not the app. See the attached image from Windows 11. The app icon labelled as calibre was originally 'calibre 64bit - E-book Management'.
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