start menu

This tutorial will show you how to add (show) or remove (hide) recent files on the Start menu for your account in Windows 11. The Start menu in Windows 11 is comprised of three sections: Pinned, All apps, and Recommended. The Recommended section on the Start menu shows a list of your recently...

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Pinned apps section on the Start menu for your account in Windows 11. The Start menu is comprised of three sections: Pinned, All apps, and Recent (aka: Recommended). The section at the top of the Start menu is called the Pinned section. This...

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off hiding your account name and profile picture on 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...

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...

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the ability to uninstall apps from the Start Menu for all or specific users in Windows 11. By default, you can right click on an app in the Start Menu to see an Uninstall (if applicable) option in the context menu. You can remove the...

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Category view in the All apps section on the Start menu for all or specific users in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 26200.5641 (Dev 24H2) and build 26120.4250 (Beta 24H2), Microsoft introduced a new redesigned Start menu. The new...

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing badges for unread Android or iPhone mobile device messages and notifications in the Start menu for your account in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 22635.4805 (Beta) and build 26120.1330 (Dev), you can directly access content on your...

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing your recent Android or iPhone mobile device content from Phone Link in the Start menu for your account in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 22635.4805 (Beta) and build 26120.1330 (Dev), you can directly access content on your mobile...

This tutorial will show you how to change the view layout of the All apps section on the Start menu for your account in Windows 11. The Start menu in Windows 11 is comprised of three sections: Pinned, All apps, and Recommended. The All apps section on the Start menu shows all your installed...

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off show your Android or iPhone mobile device from Phone Link in the Start menu for your account in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 26100.3915 (24H2) and build 22631.5262 (23H2), you can directly access content on your mobile device from...

This tutorial will show you how to rearranged pinned items on the Start menu to the order you want for your account in Windows 11. The Start menu is comprised of three sections: Pinned, All apps, and Recommended. The section at the top of the Start menu is called the Pinned section. This...

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Recommended (Recent) section from the Start Menu for your account, specific users, or all users in Windows 11. The Start menu in Windows 11 is comprised of three sections: Pinned, All apps, and Recommended. The Recommended section on the...

This tutorial will show you how to pin Android phone apps to the Start menu on your Windows 11 PC using the Phone Link app. You can tap into the power of Phone Link app with Link to Windows integration on select Surface Duo and Samsung devices to instantly access your Android phone’s mobile...

This tutorial will show you how to add "Restart Start menu" to the desktop context menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft separated the Start menu into its own process, called StartMenuExperienceHost.exe. This has a number of benefits, including simplifying debugging and...

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable showing notification badging for Microsoft accounts on the Start menu and Settings for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 22621.1928, Microsoft expands the roll out of notification badging for Microsoft...

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing recommended tips, shortcuts, new apps, and more on the Start menu for your account in Windows 11. The Start menu is comprised of three sections: Pinned, All apps, and Recommended. You can choose to turn on or off show recommendations...

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Run as different user context menu on Start for your account, specific users, or all users in Windows 11. Run as different user allows a user to run a .bat, .cmd, .exe, .msc, or .msi file as a different user. This allows running the .bat...

This tutorial will show you how to clear the Start menu Recommended section to always show empty for your account in Windows 11. The Start menu in Windows 11 is comprised of three sections: Pinned, All apps, and Recommended. The Recommended section on the Start menu shows a list of your...

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove recommended websites on the Start menu for your account, specific users, or all users in Windows 11. The Start menu is comprised of three sections: Pinned, All apps, and Recommended. Starting with Windows 11 build 23451 (Dev), Microsoft is...

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the All apps section on the Start menu for your account, specific users, or all users in Windows 11. The Start menu is comprised of three sections: Pinned, All apps, and Recommended. The All apps section on the Start menu shows all your...