This tutorial will show you how to change the size of the Start Menu for your account in Windows 11.
The Start menu is comprised of three sections: Pinned, All apps, and Recent.
Starting with Windows 11 build 26300.8553 (Experimental 25H2) for Insiders, 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:000000003 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:000000014 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:000000025 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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I like the current start menu.
