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- There are two ways to make settings in the Start menu:
- open “Personalization” and edit the Start section;
- direct change of parameters, directly from the desktop.
Removing and adding tiles
From Windows 10 to the 11 version of the operating system, tiles have moved that can be customized to your liking. The following settings are possible:
Unpinning tiles. Click on any of them with the right mouse button and click “Unpin”. If you unpin all the tiles, Start will look like it was in Windows 7.
Pinning programs. Right-click on any of the program shortcuts and select “Pin to Start Screen”.
Groups of tiles. Create groups of tiles by dragging and dropping them into one zone. Clicking at the top of the group with the mouse button, easily change their name.
Dimensions. It is easy to change sizes with the right mouse button, there are four of them: large, wide, medium and small.
By default, tiles are updated all the time, if it’s news, weather or something in this format. With the help of the context menu, in one click, you can disable this function.
Full screen mode Windows 11 Customization
Full screen mode of the Start menu, which was in Windows 10. The developers left the option to do the same on Windows 11. To do this, follow these steps:
Click on the right mouse button and select “Personalize”.
Launch the Start Menu.
Look for the “Open in full screen” option, and then move it to the active position.
Size and background editing
The Windows 11 developer has made it easy for everyone to start. If it seems to you too small, large or inconvenient for other reasons – now you can edit almost all sizes and colors.
To resize it, just click on the edge of the Start and stretch it or shrink it at your discretion.
If desired, you can also change the color scheme:
Go to the “Personalization” menu.
Click on the “Colors” tab.
Choose from the existing shades and approve the one you like.
Other parameters
Going to the “Personalization” section, the user can change a few more items of the Start menu in Windows 11 Customization at his discretion. All settings are visible in the screenshot attached above.
It favorably differs from its predecessors not only in functional features, but also in the concept of customizing the main menu “Start”, which has undergone dramatic changes. In addition to the main questions, attention will be paid to some critical errors and problems that may arise in the process of using some features of the tenth version of Windows.
Using a tiled interface
Open the Metro Tiled Interface, right-click on a free area of the window and select All Apps.
The item we need can be found in the “Service” section.
If you want this tile to be displayed in the Metro panel, right-click on it and select “Pin to Start” from the menu below.
To choose a beautiful background and splash screen for your Metro screen and place tiles on it as you like, read How to customize the Windows 10 Start screen.
You can also return the Start button to the taskbar, and add all the necessary gadgets to the Windows 10 desktop for a more comfortable work at the computer.
Choose any method to open the Windows 10 Control Panel, now you shouldn’t have any difficulties with it.
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How has Windows 11 Start changed?
Even a quick glance at the menu that opens when you press the Start button immediately concludes that it combines the classic look and elements of the Metro interface, which appeared in Windows 10.
On the one hand, you can use the usual navigation, which, however, sorts programs exclusively in alphabetical order, on the other hand, on the right side there is a set of tiles for quick access to frequently used applications or programs that, according to the developers, are needed by the user every day.
This can be done in several ways and in several main directions. If you wish, you can generally return either to the classic view (Windows 7), or use the same Metro interface (Windows 10).
