This tutorial will show you how to change the size of the Start Menu for your account in Windows 11.
The Start menu in Windows 11 is comprised of three sections: Pinned, Recent, and All apps.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.9278 (24H2) and build 26200.9278 (25H2), you can now choose between a small and large Start menu, in addition to "Automatic (default)".
Contents
- Option One: Change Start Menu Size in Settings
- Option Two: Change Start Menu Size using REG file
EXAMPLE: Small and large Start menu
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on Personalization on the left side, and click/tap on Start on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3 Under Layout options, select Automatic (default), Small, or Large in the Start menu size drop menu for the size you want. (see screenshot below)
4 You can now close Settings if you like.
1 Do step 2 (auto), step 3 (small), or step 4 (large) below for the size you want.
2 Change Start Menu Size to "Automatic"
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.
Start_menu_automatic_size.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Start]
"StartMenuSize"=dword:00000000
3 Change Start Menu Size to "Small"
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.
Start_menu_small_size.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Start]
"StartMenuSize"=dword:00000001
4 Change Start Menu Size to "Large"
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.
Start_menu_large_size.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Start]
"StartMenuSize"=dword:00000002
5 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
6 If you have Smart App Control turned on, you will need to unblock the downloaded REG file.
7 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
8 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
9 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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