The Start Menu is back in Windows 10, and does it look great! Not only is it good to look at, it is now super charged and lets you do a lot more. Let us have a look at some of its features and see how we can personalize our Windows 10 experience, by customizing the Start Menu.
Customize Windows 10 Start Menu
As is expected, the Start Menu, or simply Start, fives you access to your User Documents, Oft-used and pinned software and apps, File Explorer and so on. Something notably new here, is that the Start now includes Live Tiles too. Let us have a look at the Start Menu in detail.
Live Tiles & GroupsThe Start now includes Tiles. You can pin Tiles to Start. If the app is programmed to display Live Tiles, you will see Live Tiles in your Start Menu too. You can pin apps, program shortcuts, files, folders and even the Drive to Start. Simply right-click on the item and select Pin to Start. Drag and drop them around, to arrange them in Groups and give the Groups useful names.
If you wish, you can right-click on each Tile and unpin it to make the Start look compact, giving it the classic look. You can also uninstall apps from the Start itself, using its context menu.
The typical context menu for each Tile would include:
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Unpin from Start•
Pin to taskbar•
Uninstall•
Resize – Small, Medium, Wide, Large•
Turn Live Tile off.
You can move the tiles, resize them and even group them. You can move items from the left side to right size of Start and display them as Tiles.
Resize Start or make it display full-screen You can resize the Start Menu by dragging at its right and top edge. You can even display Start in full screen, via Settings > Personalization > Start.
Most used Programs The Start display the Most used programs. This gives you easy access to apps and software that you use frequently.
Recently added software & apps If you installed new apps or software, they would get listed here.
Content Suggestions Start will also recommend apps and content to you, which it thinks may interest you. However, you can disable this feature if you find it irritating, via
Settings >
Personalization >
Start.
Quick navigation to apps list
Open Start, click on All apps. Next click on any alphabet – say A. You will see the alphabets displayed. Click on one of them and you will be taken to the apps starting with that alphabet.
Tweak Start Menu PropertiesRight-click on the Windows 10 taskbar and select Properties. Under the Start Menu tab, you will see a Customize button. Click on it to open the Customize Start Menu box. Here you will be able to customize how links, icons and menus look and behave on the Start Menu. You can add system items and disable or enable context menus and the drag-and-drop function.
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