Display issue with Start Menu

Question

Hi

My Start Menu has always just shown my Pinned Folders x 16.

Suddenly I've got an option at the bottom of the Menu for 'All' so scrolling down lists all my installed apps.

Is there a way to turn this 'All' off so I just see my Pinned folders and nothing else?

Any help much apprecaited, thank you.

Neil

Answer 1

You have received the new Start Menu that was released in the latest update, currently that is not very configurable, many people are asking how to remove the Category section from the new Start Menu, but currently, there is no native method, setting or registry edit that can revert the new Start Menu to the 24H2 version, the best option is to open the Feedback Hub app in Windows and report this lack of customization on the new Start Menu to their developers, if more people ask for that, then they may provide a setting in a future update.

Answer 2

To disable the 'All apps' list in the Start Menu, you can use a policy setting called NoMoreProgramsList. If this setting is enabled, it will either collapse or remove the all apps list from the Start menu. Here are the options you have:

1. Collapse: This will not display the app list next to the pinned tiles in Start, but an 'All apps' button will be displayed to open the all apps list.
2. Collapse and disable setting: This will do the same as the collapse option and prevent users from enabling the 'Show app list in Start menu' in Settings.
3. Remove and disable setting: This will completely remove the all apps list from Start and disable the setting, preventing users from turning it back on.

If you want to proceed with this, you would typically configure it through Group Policy or MDM policies, depending on your setup.

If you need further assistance with applying this setting, please let me know!