Change the hover behaviour on the Start menu in Vista and 7

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Windows Vista and 7's Start menu is OK, but it has one very irritating feature. When the mouse hovers over All Programs or any folder/submenu on the Start menu, it opens after a short delay. I don't know about you, but sometimes I decide it is either taking too long or it won't automatically open or I think it's stuck, so I click it, only for it to open just before I click and the mouse click then closes it.

Sometimes I'm just thinking what program to run and accidentally open a submenu because the mouse is hovering over a folder/submenu. I end up going back and forth several times! Fortunately, there is a simple solution to this problem.

Right click the Start button and select Properties from the menu that is displayed. Select the Start Menu tab in the dialog and then click the the Customize button next to Start Menu. Clear the tick against Open submenus when I pause on them with the mouse pointer. Click OK and OK to close the dialogs. Now you will find that submenus won't automatically open and they will only open when you click them. It's much easier this way.