Customize start menu in Windows 10 - the best tips
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The Windows 10 start menu has not only been revamped optically - you can also adapt it comprehensively and set it up optimally to your needs. We present the best tips in this practical tip.
Windows 10: How to visually customize your start menu
With Windows 10 you can customize the start menu to your needs. We will show you how to make your start menu unique.
- Change the color of the start menu
- Set the start menu without tiles
- Show the time in the start menu
- Activate or deactivate transparency in the start menu
- Use the start menu in full screen
- Enlarge or reduce start menu
Customize apps, programs and tiles in the start menu
In order to be able to access favorite programs more quickly, you can pin your apps as tiles in the start menu. But there are many more ways to make your start menu clearer.
- Start the app in the window instead of full screen mode
- Add or delete apps in the start menu
- Reduce apps in the start menu
- Arrange apps on the left in the start menu
- Remove individual tiles from the start menu
- Assign group names in the start menu
- Delete most used programs and apps under "Most used"
System settings and rescue measures: Solve start menu problems
Options or settings are partially hidden in the start menu. We'll show you where to find important menu items and solve start menu problems.
- Start menu problem: what to do if you have installed more than 512 programs?
- Add the Run command to the start menu
- Open Windows device manager
Windows 10 downloads:
- Windows 10 Final 64 bit
- Windows 10 Final 32 bit
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