[Windows 10 Start Menu] Review, Tips-n-Tricks and Customization

The most impressive and noticeable feature of Windows 10 is the brand new Start Menu. When Microsoft released Windows 8 without Start Menu, people started complaining about the missing Start Menu and Start button. With the release of Windows 8.1, Microsoft tried to improve the new Start Screen to please Windows users but it didn’t work.

Finally Microsoft decided to bring the good ol’ Start Menu back to Windows 10. This new Windows version comes with a new and advanced Start Menu which is actually a combination of both Windows 7 style Start Menu and Windows 8/8.1 Start Screen as shown in following screenshot:

Windows_10_Start_Menu.png

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Windows 10 Start Menu shows almost everything which was used to show in the Start Menu of older Windows versions whether its user documents, pictures, recent documents or all programs list. Along with all good ol’ things, the new Start Menu also shows live tiles taken from the Start Screen.

It shows small icons such as power options, user account options, Settings shortcut, etc without labels in a vertical row in left-side which can be expanded by clicking on the hamburger (3-lines) icon present at the extreme top-left corner of the Start Menu as shown in following screenshot:

Windows_10_Start_Menu_Left_Sidebar_Expand.png

The good thing is that you can remove all live tiles and make the new Start Menu look-like old school Start Menu which was present in Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7.

The new Start Menu in Windows 10 is fully customizable. You can change its size, add or remove items, change background color and everything else.

Today in this exclusive review article, we are going to share some useful tips-n-tricks and how-to instructions to tweak and customize Windows 10 Start Menu look-n-feel as well as functionality.

So without wasting time lets start the tutorial:

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Remove Tiles and Make Windows 10 Start Menu Look-Like Windows Vista / 7 Style

You just need to right-click on each live tile and select “Unpin from Start” option. Once you remove all live tiles, you’ll get a slim Start Menu without any live tile which will look very close to Windows Vista/7 Start Menu.

Now you can access all installed apps and programs without any live tile similar to Windows Vista/7 Start Menu:

Windows_7_Style_Start_Menu_Windows_10.png

PS: Windows 10 Start Menu also allows you to resize (small, medium, wide, large) or uninstall Metro (Modern) app tiles just like Start Screen. You can get these options in tile context menu (right-click menu). You can also turn live tiles off or pin any tile to Taskbar using tile context menu.

Unpin_Resize_Windows_10_Start_Menu_Tiles.png

Also Check:

How to Disable Live Tiles Feature for All Apps in Windows 8 and Later?

Resize Windows 10 Start Menu

Did you know you can resize Start Menu in Windows 10? Yes, just move your mouse cursor to the top-border or right-border of Start Menu and you’ll be able to increase or decrease Start Menu height and width. As you can see we have decreased Start Menu height in following screenshot:

Resize_Windows_10_Start_Menu.png

BONUS TIP: If you are a keyboard shortcut lover, here is a hotkey for you to resize Start Menu:

Press WIN key to show Start Menu, then hold down CTRL key and press Left/Right/Up/Down keys to resize Start Menu.

Pin Items to Windows 10 Start Menu

You can pin shortcuts, files and folders to Start Menu. Just right-click on desired item and select “Pin to Start” option. It’ll immediately pin the item to the right-side of Start Menu.

Pin_Items_Windows_10_Start_Menu.png

Now you can right-click on the pinned item and change its size according to your requirements. You can also drag-n-drop pinned items to move or change their location.

Also Check:

How to Pin Any File, Folder or Program Shortcut to Start Screen in Windows 8 and Later?

Pin Items to Left-Side List of Start Menu

UPDATE: In Windows 10 final RTM version, you can’t pin items to left-side pane of Start Menu. But checkout following exclusive tutorials to add/remove/rename or change shortcuts on the bottom-left area of Windows 10 Start Menu:

[Tip] Add “This PC” Shortcut to Windows 10 Start Menu

[Windows 10 Tip] Add, Remove, Rename or Change Shortcuts on Bottom-Left of Start Menu

Customize_Windows_10_Start_Menu_Left_Shortcuts.png

If you want to pin items to left-side of Start Menu, just drag-n-drop the desired item from right-side to the left-side of Start Menu. It’ll be added immediately to the left-side.

Now you can remove it from right-side by right-clicking on it and selecting “Unpin from Start” option. You can drag-n-drop shortcuts from anywhere else to the left-side of Start Menu using the same way. You can also directly pin any item to left-side of Start Menu. Press and hold SHIFT key and then right-click on any item, you’ll get a new option “Pin to Start List” in context menu. Click on it and it’ll directly pin the selected item to left part of Start Menu.

Show or Hide Recently Added and Most Used Programs in Start Menu

If you don’t want Start Menu to show your recently added programs or most used programs in left-side pane, open Settings app from Start Menu and go to “Personalization -> Start” and set following options to Off:

  • Show most used apps
  • Show recently added apps

Enable_Start_Screen_Windows_10.png

PS: Alternatively, You can directly launch this page using “ms-settings:personalization-start” command in RUN dialog box as mentioned here.

Here you can also set whether recently opened items should be shown in jump lists on Start Menu and Taskbar or not.

Add More System Shortcuts to Start Menu Left-Side List

While you are on Settings app -> Personalization -> Start page, click on “Choose which folders appear on Start” option.

Now you can enable or disable desired items such as File Explorer, Settings app, Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, Videos, Network, etc on Start Menu left-side list.

Customize_Windows_10_Start_Menu.png

UPDATE: In newer Windows 10 versions, you can right-click on an icon present in Start Menu left-side toolbar and select “Personalize this list” option to open this Settings page directly.

Personalize_This_List_Context_Menu_Option_Windows_10_Start_Menu_Toolbar.png

Disable Start Menu and Enable Start Screen in Windows 10

By any chance if you don’t like the new Start Menu and want to re-enable Start Screen in Windows 10, you can get Start Screen back with the help of following tutorial:

Windows_10_Start_Screen.png

How to Switch Between Start Menu and Start Screen in Windows 10?

Change Start Menu Background Color and Transparency

By default, Start Menu in Windows 10 is shown in dark Black color but you can force it to use current Windows theme’s accent color as its background color. So if you change the accent color using Personalization window, it’ll also change background color of Start Menu.

Open Settings app and go to “Personalization -> Colors” page and set the option “Show color on Start, Taskbar and Action Center” to On.

Now you can set “Automatically pick an accent color from my background” option to On or select any desired accent color from the list to use it for Start Menu as well as Taskbar.

Enable_Colorization_Start_Taskbar_Windows_10.png

You can also enable or disable Aero glass transparency effect on Start Menu, Taskbar and Action Center from the same page.

Add / Remove Power Options in Windows 10 Start Menu

If you want, you can add or remove options in Power button of Start Menu.

Windows_10_Start_Menu_Power_Options.png

The same steps given in following tutorial will work for this new Start Menu:

How to Enable Missing Hibernate Option in Windows 8 Power Menu?

Change Icons and Names / Labels of Start Menu Tiles

If you want to customize icons or names of tiles showing in right-side of the Start Menu, you can take help of following guide:

How to Change Icons and Text Labels (Names) of Start Screen Tiles in Windows 8 and 8.1?

The same steps will work for Windows 10 Start Menu as well.

PS: Check out following exclusive video showing previous Start Menu which was implemented in older Windows 10 testing builds:

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Published in: Windows 10

About the author: Vishal Gupta (also known as VG) has been awarded with Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) award. He holds Masters degree in Computer Applications (MCA). He has written several tech articles for popular newspapers and magazines and has also appeared in tech shows on various TV channels.

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  1. Hello gents & ladies,could anyone help me with windows 10 is fast in my programs but the start menu,apps, when clicked come without labels on them. clicking on the start menu you see coloured tiles only no labels /text on them.
    Help is needed fair well

  2. I am using an external screen and when I open a sub window, e.g. open an Outlook email, the main Outlook window is minimised. It also happens with other programs.
    Do you know of any way to prevent this?

  3. Your technical expertise and knowledge is very much appreciated by myself and MANY OTHERS. This is the first place I check when having issues that need changing in windows 10. Compared to other venues out there this site is one of the best if not the best around. Sincerely, Chris Cummings USA Retired.

  4. I’ve done everything you stated on how to remove recently added items from the taskbar but it doesn’t work! I clicked on the recently added item and then it says remove from list and when I click on it to remove it from my list, nothing happens! Then I went to settings and changed recently added items from on to off and it’s still there! Please help!

  5. Can anyone advise why W10 start menu appears when you change users on same PC………..dont think it did a week or so ago.
    We dont need to see it each time we sign in do we?????

  6. I’m about to throw my computer out of the window. I need to do a system restore, but I need to sign into my administrators account, but I have for gotten it. I have been using the guest option. Please help me fix this. How can I over ride the system so I can change the administrators password.

    Thank you in advance!

  7. So I upgraded to win 10 from 8.1 and now I lost my previous desktop display with whatever I had on there. Instead I now have this cursed start menu and tiles . Odd thing is that when i click on a tab a glimpse of the old desktop appears and then just as quickly disappears. I have tried everything and unless I am a complete idiot I simply cannot find a solution to this. I want my old desktop display back. I don’t want to access it via a tile because that desktop is missing a lot.
    Has anyone else had this issue and solved it? Please help…….

  8. When I “Pin to Start” Microsoft Outlook 2007, it makes a tile in the Start Menu. I cannot drag the tile to the left side, I get the “forbidden” symbol. I absolutely HATE the idea of tiles on a desktop. How do I get Outook into the conventional Start Menu?

  9. Why the hell is there the Start Menu if we can’t customize it?
    I feel myself Lost in space & “I sense a disturbance in the Force!”

  10. Super job. Thanks for all of your hard work keeping us all up-to-date with the fast changing world of Microsoft!

  11. I really hate what Microsoft has done to the Start Menu in version 1607. I actually liked it the way it was, and all of a sudden I have a giant app selection list (*that’s so obviously built for touch usrs) foisted onto me whether I wanted it or not. As it turns out, I did NOT want it changed! I don’t like how the previous items that were listed (with icons and text) at the bottom of the menu have now been turned into just icons. It just looks weird! And worst of all, it seems to be change just for the sake of it. There’s certainly no productivity enhancement in the lastest changes for me. Looks like I’ll have to go back to using Stardock’s Menu10 app to get control back of my Start Menu again. For god’s Microsoft stop changing fucntionality just to be able to tick a box on someone’s list of “New and Improved Windows 10”. Especially without giving me a way to set it BACK to how I actually prefer it!

    I also hate how you can’t give Microsoft direct feedback through the Feedback Hub unless you change your privacy settings to send them diagnostics data. So the upshot is that Microsoft is only willing to listen to our feedback if we agree to give up a chunck of our privacy!

  12. I 200% agree with Yann & his Start menu opinion. Is there a registry hack so the icons Power and others are permanently expanded?

  13. I agree with Yann. I despise the new start menu. It seems like Microsoft doesn’t even care about people’s feedback. They change it to please the touch users, rather than the ones who actually USE a desktop. Until there is some registry hack to bring the old start menu back, I’m sticking to Start10. Thanks Microsoft!

  14. Another one with Yann. I liked my start menu exactly the way it was and I want it reverted. I don’t want to see all my apps in the initial start menu. Making “all apps” a sub menu of the start menu was the best thing Microsoft ever did. I don’t use 99% of them on even a monthly basis and I find this new start menu cluttered and useless.

  15. Removing pins in Start Menu gives uninstal of Control Panel but there are no items of those you have tryed to remove earlier like malwares etc. It´d be nice to no where Start Menu file is located.

  16. This is very helpfull, thanks.

    I saw another page here on you site that shows how to redirect pinned icons on the left side of the start menu.
    i.e. Pictures, Personal Folder, Pictures, Music, Downloads
    ,
    I used the directions and it worked perfectly, about a week after doing this I caught a TROJAN but not fast enough, and as a result I had re-install Windows losing the settings I had made.

    Could you please send me the link by email.

    Thanks.

  17. Hey VG, great site. I am looking to restrict the startmenu in Win10 as much as possible. Is there a section in the registry that changes the startmenu like in windows 7 (HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current\Explorer\Advanced)?

    I’ve been trying to find the registry section for “Choose which folders appear..” but I cannot find the registry keys that relate to this?

    Thanks

  18. ^^ Here is the key:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CloudStore\Store\Cache\DefaultAccount\$$windows.data.unifiedtile.startglobalproperties\Current

  19. hey guys,

    could someone please set their windows 10 (1709) Settings app -> Personalization -> Start -> “Choose which folders appear on Start” to all the available items:
    Documents, Downloads, Video, Music, Pictures, Network, File Explorer and Settings.
    and export the Current key from
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CloudStore\Store\Cache\DefaultAccount\$$windows.data.unifiedtile.startglobalproperties\Current
    and paste the exported .reg file contents here, so i could import it..

    i have yet unactivated copy of windows and changing this thru settings app is unavailable.
    please, please, please!

  20. ^^ Here you go:

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CloudStore\Store\Cache\DefaultAccount\$$windows.data.unifiedtile.startglobalproperties\Current]
    “Data”=hex:02,00,00,00,04,1c,1f,b5,62,79,d3,01,00,00,00,00,43,42,01,00,c5,28,\
    b5,05,cb,32,0a,0a,05,86,91,cc,93,05,24,aa,a3,01,44,c3,84,01,66,9f,f7,9d,b1,\
    87,cb,d1,ac,d4,01,00,05,bc,c9,a8,a4,01,24,8c,ac,03,44,89,85,01,66,a0,81,ba,\
    cb,bd,d7,a8,a4,82,01,00,05,ce,ab,d3,e9,02,24,da,f4,03,44,c3,8a,01,66,82,e5,\
    8b,b1,ae,fd,fd,bb,3c,00,05,af,e6,9e,9b,0e,24,de,93,02,44,d5,86,01,66,bf,9d,\
    87,9b,bf,8f,c6,d4,37,00,05,a0,8c,ac,80,0b,24,d1,fe,01,44,b2,98,01,66,aa,bd,\
    d0,e1,cc,ea,df,b9,15,00,05,a0,8f,fc,c1,03,24,8a,d0,03,44,80,99,01,66,b0,b5,\
    99,dc,cd,b0,97,de,4d,00,05,c5,cb,ce,95,04,24,86,fb,01,44,f4,85,01,66,80,c9,\
    ce,d4,af,d9,9e,c4,b5,01,00,05,95,ad,bf,62,24,ff,d4,03,44,ce,9d,01,66,ba,99,\
    a0,c1,9e,85,be,e2,0d,00,05,c4,82,d6,f3,0f,24,8d,10,44,ae,85,01,66,8b,b5,d3,\
    e9,fe,d2,ed,b1,94,01,00,05,ca,e0,f6,a5,07,24,ca,f2,03,44,e8,9e,01,66,8b,ad,\
    8f,c2,f9,a0,87,d4,bc,01,00,c2,3c,01,00

  21. VG and the rest of the Forum Group,

    I too have been trying to figure out how to use the registry to control what appears on the left side of the Start Menu. I am also disgusted with MicorJUNK for continually changing that which should never change and for hiding on/off options in keys like that and NOT PROVIDING A MAP!

    With that said I have been looking at that key and playing with turning various “folders”, (don’t know why they call them folders as not all buttons that can be shown are folders), on and off like the “File Explorer” and the “Settings” button, or should I call them “folders” as they are toggled on/off under the “Choose which folders appear on Start” option in settings.

    When I turn all my “folders” on in my 1709 Ent version system the key looks as follows…

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CloudStore\Store\Cache\DefaultAccount\$$windows.data.unifiedtile.startglobalproperties\Current]

    “Data”=hex:02,00,00,00,33,fe,f8,2b,df,dc,d3,01,00,00,00,00,43,42,01,00,c2,0a,\
    01,c2,14,01,c5,28,92,05,cb,32,0a,0a,05,86,91,cc,93,05,24,aa,a3,01,44,c3,84,\
    01,66,9f,f7,9d,b1,87,cb,d1,ac,d4,01,00,05,ce,ab,d3,e9,02,24,da,f4,03,44,c3,\
    8a,01,66,82,e5,8b,b1,ae,fd,fd,bb,3c,00,05,af,e6,9e,9b,0e,24,de,93,02,44,d5,\
    86,01,66,bf,9d,87,9b,bf,8f,c6,d4,37,00,05,a0,8c,ac,80,0b,24,d1,fe,01,44,b2,\
    98,01,66,aa,bd,d0,e1,cc,ea,df,b9,15,00,05,a0,8f,fc,c1,03,24,8a,d0,03,44,80,\
    99,01,66,b0,b5,99,dc,cd,b0,97,de,4d,00,05,c5,cb,ce,95,04,24,86,fb,01,44,f4,\
    85,01,66,80,c9,ce,d4,af,d9,9e,c4,b5,01,00,05,95,ad,bf,62,24,ff,d4,03,44,ce,\
    9d,01,66,ba,99,a0,c1,9e,85,be,e2,0d,00,05,c4,82,d6,f3,0f,24,8d,10,44,ae,85,\
    01,66,8b,b5,d3,e9,fe,d2,ed,b1,94,01,00,05,ca,e0,f6,a5,07,24,ca,f2,03,44,e8,\
    9e,01,66,8b,ad,8f,c2,f9,a0,87,d4,bc,01,00,05,bc,c9,a8,a4,01,24,8c,ac,03,44,\
    89,85,01,66,a0,81,ba,cb,bd,d7,a8,a4,82,01,00,c2,3c,01,00

    This is similar to yours, but not exactly, as you would think it should.

    Now if I turn some of the buttons off, lets say, the “File Explorer” I get the following…

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CloudStore\Store\Cache\DefaultAccount\$$windows.data.unifiedtile.startglobalproperties\Current]
    “Data”=hex:02,00,00,00,df,aa,57,3c,df,dc,d3,01,00,00,00,00,43,42,01,00,c2,0a,\
    01,c2,14,01,c5,28,92,05,cb,32,0a,09,05,86,91,cc,93,05,24,aa,a3,01,44,c3,84,\
    01,66,9f,f7,9d,b1,87,cb,d1,ac,d4,01,00,05,ce,ab,d3,e9,02,24,da,f4,03,44,c3,\
    8a,01,66,82,e5,8b,b1,ae,fd,fd,bb,3c,00,05,af,e6,9e,9b,0e,24,de,93,02,44,d5,\
    86,01,66,bf,9d,87,9b,bf,8f,c6,d4,37,00,05,a0,8c,ac,80,0b,24,d1,fe,01,44,b2,\
    98,01,66,aa,bd,d0,e1,cc,ea,df,b9,15,00,05,a0,8f,fc,c1,03,24,8a,d0,03,44,80,\
    99,01,66,b0,b5,99,dc,cd,b0,97,de,4d,00,05,c5,cb,ce,95,04,24,86,fb,01,44,f4,\
    85,01,66,80,c9,ce,d4,af,d9,9e,c4,b5,01,00,05,95,ad,bf,62,24,ff,d4,03,44,ce,\
    9d,01,66,ba,99,a0,c1,9e,85,be,e2,0d,00,05,c4,82,d6,f3,0f,24,8d,10,44,ae,85,\
    01,66,8b,b5,d3,e9,fe,d2,ed,b1,94,01,00,05,ca,e0,f6,a5,07,24,ca,f2,03,44,e8,\
    9e,01,66,8b,ad,8f,c2,f9,a0,87,d4,bc,01,00,c2,3c,01,00

    This, of course, should be different that the first.

    Now if I turn the “File Explorer” back on I should get the same value I had before I turned it off, but lo and behold, I DON’T. I get the following instead…

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CloudStore\Store\Cache\DefaultAccount\$$windows.data.unifiedtile.startglobalproperties\Current]
    “Data”=hex:02,00,00,00,e3,11,1d,63,df,dc,d3,01,00,00,00,00,43,42,01,00,c2,0a,\
    01,c2,14,01,c5,28,92,05,cb,32,0a,0a,05,86,91,cc,93,05,24,aa,a3,01,44,c3,84,\
    01,66,9f,f7,9d,b1,87,cb,d1,ac,d4,01,00,05,ce,ab,d3,e9,02,24,da,f4,03,44,c3,\
    8a,01,66,82,e5,8b,b1,ae,fd,fd,bb,3c,00,05,af,e6,9e,9b,0e,24,de,93,02,44,d5,\
    86,01,66,bf,9d,87,9b,bf,8f,c6,d4,37,00,05,a0,8c,ac,80,0b,24,d1,fe,01,44,b2,\
    98,01,66,aa,bd,d0,e1,cc,ea,df,b9,15,00,05,a0,8f,fc,c1,03,24,8a,d0,03,44,80,\
    99,01,66,b0,b5,99,dc,cd,b0,97,de,4d,00,05,c5,cb,ce,95,04,24,86,fb,01,44,f4,\
    85,01,66,80,c9,ce,d4,af,d9,9e,c4,b5,01,00,05,95,ad,bf,62,24,ff,d4,03,44,ce,\
    9d,01,66,ba,99,a0,c1,9e,85,be,e2,0d,00,05,c4,82,d6,f3,0f,24,8d,10,44,ae,85,\
    01,66,8b,b5,d3,e9,fe,d2,ed,b1,94,01,00,05,ca,e0,f6,a5,07,24,ca,f2,03,44,e8,\
    9e,01,66,8b,ad,8f,c2,f9,a0,87,d4,bc,01,00,05,bc,c9,a8,a4,01,24,8c,ac,03,44,\
    89,85,01,66,a0,81,ba,cb,bd,d7,a8,a4,82,01,00,c2,3c,01,00

    All I did was toggle on item on anf off and on again, but the two values for everything being on are NOT the same as one should expect them to be.

    Also notice that the following partial value seems to be the same for all 3 of my examples as well as yours. This vale segment is from the bottom of the value…

    01,00,05,ce,ab,d3,e9,02,24,da,f4,03,44,c3,\
    8a,01,66,82,e5,8b,b1,ae,fd,fd,bb,3c,00,05,af,e6,9e,9b,0e,24,de,93,02,44,d5,\
    86,01,66,bf,9d,87,9b,bf,8f,c6,d4,37,00,05,a0,8c,ac,80,0b,24,d1,fe,01,44,b2,\
    98,01,66,aa,bd,d0,e1,cc,ea,df,b9,15,00,05,a0,8f,fc,c1,03,24,8a,d0,03,44,80,\
    99,01,66,b0,b5,99,dc,cd,b0,97,de,4d,00,05,c5,cb,ce,95,04,24,86,fb,01,44,f4,\
    85,01,66,80,c9,ce,d4,af,d9,9e,c4,b5,01,00,05,95,ad,bf,62,24,ff,d4,03,44,ce,\
    9d,01,66,ba,99,a0,c1,9e,85,be,e2,0d,00,05,c4,82,d6,f3,0f,24,8d,10,44,ae,85,\
    01,66,8b,b5,d3,e9,fe,d2,ed,b1,94,01,00,05,ca,e0,f6,a5,07,24,ca,f2,03,44,e8,\
    9e,01,66,8b,ad,8f,c2,f9,a0,87,d4,bc,01,00,c2,3c,01,00

    Also notice that the following value segment from the front of the value seems to be the same..

    02,00,00,00

    I don’t have an explanation for that, just that it is one of the few patterns I have been able to identify in this key as things are turned off and on.

    MicroJUNK needs to be nailed from all sides by every tech out there demanding that they give a complete MAP with the algorithms to manipulate it so that we ALWAYS have the ability to adjust and control settings like these via the registry and code that is not dependent on any third party options. I am in the middle of writing a How TO on how to fully control the defaults for a new user etc. in the Win 10 spyware. These setting are the last things I need to get mapped out.

    Any help in doing so would be greatly appreciated.

    I don’t know if any of this info helps anyone, but at least it should provide a little insight in to the problem etc.

    I have also experimented with exporting the key with everything turned on.

    As a test I turned everything on, exported the key. Then turned everything off, I imported the key I had saved when all was off at an earlier stage, and it did turn it all off. Next I imported the key with everything on and after I logged off and back on, all was indeed on except for the “Setting” button. I am still trying to figure out why that one button did not come back.

    I am still trying to figure it all out but that is what I know so far. Hope it helps.

    Ralph

  22. ^^ Nice research. I’ll wait for your guide. If you want, you can send me the guide via email for posting.

  23. Will do, it will be a few weeks as it is a long process and I have a lot of other functions I have to perform beside working on that for our organization. (Personally at my campus I have refused to install Win 10 we still use Win 7. But other campuses have and they have asked me to solve the Win 10 defaults control issue such as keeping Edge form taking over .pdf files etc. which I have done and so here I am.)

    Thanks for a great site.

    Ralph

  24. ^^ Right-click on Taskbar and select “Taskbar settings” option. Now you can enable “Automatically hide the taskbar in desktop mode” option.

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