New Start Menu (Out of Nowhere)


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I just did a fresh install of Windows 11 a few days ago. Up until about an hour ago, I had the old start menu. But just now, it switched over to the new layout that was apparently rolled out in an update in December (the taller one that now groups things as categories like Productivity, Utilities & Tool, etc).

Why did this just now switch over? I did nothing different (except restarting my computer). Shouldn't that have pushed down with the first setup? I don't think there were any Windows Updates today (far as I know).

Seems weird. Wanting to make sure this doesn't point to some corruption in my original install.
 
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Mine changed today too
 

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    windows 11
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    Antec/Case
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    Intel i5-10600kf
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    GIGABYTE Z590 UD AC
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This is Microsoft’s phased feature update strategy. Instead of just turning it on for everyone it’s rolled out in stages. Feels kind of like we are glorified beta testers.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro
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    Dell 8940 XPS
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    10th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700, 2.90GHz
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    Dell 0KV3RP (U3E1)
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    32GB, 2x16GB, DDR4, 2933Mhz
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    Windows Defender, MalwareBytes
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    Noise Blocker Fans
Mine changed today too. I also have the icon at the top next to the field to show and hide the banner for the mobile device.

I've had it for about two months already on a laptop.
 

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    windows 11
Mine hasn't changed yet.
But if anyone wants the new Start Menu, and/or the new Battery icon...


New 25H2 Start Menu and Battery Icon...

To enable the new Start Menu or Battery Icon, use the registry patches at the bottom of this post. To disable the new Start Menu and Battery Icon... just delete the "14" key (folder), located here... HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\FeatureManagement\Overrides\14 Credit to...
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    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
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    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
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    Firefox 3.x ??
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    Symantec (Norton)
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    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 15 years?
Just to add "Me Too" to the new Start Menu when I started the PC this morning. It was not there yesterday. This has happened several hours before the Second Tuesday Updates are due to land.

Dave.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 build 26200.8457
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    Homemade in Feb 2025.
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    AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core Processor
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    MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi
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    Corsair Vengeance 32GB (2 X 16 GB, DDR 5)
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    Sapphire Nitro AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, 16GB
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    Realtek ALC 4080 on Motherboard
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    LG E2442 on HDMI
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    1920 X 1080, 60Hz
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    Silicon Power XS70 2TB M2 2280, Western Digital 1TB HDD, Seagate 500 GB HDD, Crucial 250GB SSD.
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    Corsair RM850x
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    Very old ATX
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    be quite! PURE ROCK SLIM 2
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    Logitech M570 wirless trackerball
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    300 Mbps down and 70 Mbps up from a TP-Link Archer NX210 5G sim card router
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    Firefox 151.0.1
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    Just Windows Defender
SoFine409 said:
This is Microsoft’s phased feature update strategy. Instead of just turning it on for everyone it’s rolled out in stages. Feels kind of like we are glorified beta testers.
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Don't you just love it when Microsoft shoves unwanted things down your throat when you least expect it?
 

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    Windows 11
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    PC/Desktop
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    Cooler master
    CPU
    I5
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte
    Memory
    Too much haha!
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia 1060
You can go back to old start menu with vivetool.

vivetool /disable /id:47205210
 

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    Windows 11 Pro
When MS turns on the new start menu are the registry changes the same keys that Vivetool uses?
 

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    Windows 11 25H2
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    Dell
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    12th Gen i9 -12900K
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    64GB
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    Intel UHD Graphics
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    Dual Dell U2717D
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    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    2TB Lexar SSD, 2TB Crucial SSD, 2TB Kingston SSD
Please Mr. Microsoft may I have the new start menu(and possibly the MPO fix for chromium-based apps please)
 

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    Windows 11 Pro 25H2
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    5800X3D
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    Asus B550-F Strix
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    64gb DDR4 3600mhz
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    RTX 3080
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    1440p
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    Corsair RM850x
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    Corsair 4000D
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    Noctua NH-D15
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    Linux Mint
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    16gb DDR3
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    1920x1080 VA panel
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    1x SSD
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    Corsair RM750x
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    Coolermaster 212 air cooler
    Other Info
    RIP Win 10 the 4670k is old but still strong.
man00 said:
Mine changed today too
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Mine too, when I started the computer this morning to get the Patch Tuesday update, it was there. (Before the Update)
 

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    Windows 11 Pro 25H2
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    Laptop
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    HP 15s-fq5xxx
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    12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1255U (1.70 GHz
    Memory
    16.0 GB
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    Intel iRIS Xe
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    1920 x 1080
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    Samsung SSD 512 GB
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    Logitech Pebble
    Internet Speed
    500/50 Mb/sec
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Defender
i have had the new start menu for several weeks and prefer this new menu to the old one
its set with 24 pinned items and the rest of the menu is in grid view.

my wife's system got the new start menu with the Tuesday update
and i have set that system menu up the same, pinned items and grid view.

best of luck Steve ..
 

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    HP 24" AiO
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    Ryzen 7 5825u
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    HP
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    64GB DDR4 3200
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    RealTek
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    1920 x 1080 @60 Hz
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    1TB WD Blue SN580 M2 SSD Partitioned.
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    90W external power brick
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    HP WiFi 3 Button
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    1GB full fibre
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    AVG Internet Security/Windows Defender
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    Mainly Open Source Software
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    Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS
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    Dell 13" Latitude 2017
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    i5 7200u
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    Dell
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    16GB DDR4
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    Intel
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    Intel
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    250GB Crucial 2.5" SSD
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    Generic WiFi 3 button
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    WiFi only
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    Firefox
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    ClamAV TK
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    Mainly Open Source Software
Webweaver said:
Please Mr. Microsoft may I have the new start menu(and possibly the MPO fix for chromium-based apps please)
Click to expand...
Those are actually the first letters of my first name! What an honor!
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Cooler master
    CPU
    I5
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte
    Memory
    Too much haha!
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia 1060
February 19th 2026 and still no new start menu for me :eek1:
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11
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    PC/Desktop
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    Custom-built
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
    Motherboard
    B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI
    Memory
    CORSAIR Vengeance RGB DDR5 2x32GB 6000MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS Dual GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti SUPER
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS ROG Swift OLED -
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160 | 32' | 240Hz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 PRO 4TB
    PSU
    Corsair rm 850W ATX modular
    Case
    Corsair 3500X ARGB Mid-Tower ATX
    Cooling
    Corsair iCUE LINK Titan RX RGB 360mm AIO
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 CORE
    Mouse
    G309 LIGHTSPEED
    Internet Speed
    1Gps up/down
Is there a way to change this back? I've been looking in the settings, and I don't see any way to change this. I don't like it and I want to change it back.

Thanks
 

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    Windows 11 Pro
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