Restore Windows 7 games and Games folder to Start menu

You access Games folder by clicking on the Start button and then All Programs. The Games folder includes the links to the games that come preinstalled with Windows 7 and the link to open Games Explorer window. We will see how to restore the games that is included in Windows 7 or the Games folder if they were removed.

A. Restore the games that is included in Windows 7
Perform the following steps if the links to the games in the Games folder is removed:
1. Click Start button and click on Control Panel.
2. Click on Programs if the View by: is Category. Click on Programs and Features if the View by: is Small icons or Large icons.
3. Click on Turn Windows features on or off to open Windows Features dialog box.
4. From the Windows Features dialog box, click to place a check mark beside Games.
5. Click OK.

B. Restore the Games folder
The Games folder includes the links to the games that come preinstalled with Windows 7 and the link to open Games Explorer window. To restore the Games folder, perform the steps as provided in the A. Restore the games that is included in Windows 7 section. Now, the Games folder and the game links will be added except the link to Games Explorer. To add the Games Explorer link to the Games folder, perform the following:
1. Click Start button . In Search programs and files, type games.
2. Under Programs, left-click on the Games Explorer link and drag it to the Start button . Continue dragging the Games Explorer icon till you reach All Programs, Games. Once you see the tip text of Games Explorer icon display Create link in Games, release the left mouse button.
3. Click on the Games-shortcut folder and drag and drop the target icon inside the Games folder.
4. Rename target to Games Explorer.

You may also refer to the following picture.

How to remove or uninstall the default games from Windows 7?

Windows 7 comes with games like Chess Titans (available in Premium editions only), FreeCell, Hearts, Internet Backgammon, Internet Checkers, Internet Spades, Mahjong Titans (available in Premium editions only), Minesweeper, Purble Place, Solitaire, and Spider Solitaire. If you choose not to have this games on your computer then you may remove the games by turning off the Games feature. The games remain in your computer and turning on the Games feature will bring back the games. To remove the games, perform the following:
1. Click Start button and then click Control Panel.
2. If the View by: is Category then click on Programs. If the View by: is Large icons or Small icons, click on Programs and Features.
3. Click Turn Windows features on or off (If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation).
4. Click to remove the checkmark beside Games. You may also remove a particular game. To do this, click the plus sign beside Games and uncheck the game that you need to remove.
Windows will take some time to turn off the Games feature. Once it is done, the Games folder will not appear when you click Start, All Programs.

Note:
To make a particular game or the entire games to appear in the Start menu, perform the three steps provided above. In step 4, click to place a checkmark beside Games or click the plus sign beside Games and check the game that you need.