▷ How to customize start menu in windows 10

The start menu is one of the great improvements in Windows 10 and it is that almost all of us were used to the start menu of Windows XP and it did not sit well with us that in Windows 8 we had a full-screen menu like a Tablet. Microsoft listened to us and combined the positive things of XP and Windows 8 and the result is what we have today. In addition to what we see, the start menu has many utilities that we may not know. In this step by step we will see how to customize the start menu in Windows 10.

Index of contents

Windows 10 Start Menu Configuration Window

Our start menu has an exclusive section in the configuration just for him. Let's see what options we have. To access its configuration we will only have to open the start menu and write "Start". Click on the "Startup Configuration" icon and this configuration will open.

We will have these options available:

• Show more icons at startup: with this option we extend the lateral extension of the menu to place more dashboard-type icons. List of applications in the start menu: through this option we will activate and deactivate the applications area of ​​the start menu Show recently added / used applications: through these two options we configure that the most used or newly installed applications appear first on the list. Use full screen start: if we liked starting Windows 8, this option will make it available.

In addition, we will have an option to select which folders we want to appear in the start menu. These items will appear on the left side of the menu, just above the configuration wheel.

Change the color of the “board” icons and their position

To change the color of the icons of the applications that appear in the menu (not all will be changed) we must go, in this same window to the "Color" section.

• Pin / Unpin start icon: Another possibility we have is to place and remove the icon of any application from the list to the right side of the menu board. To do this we must select the application that we want with the right button, and click on "Start width". If, on the other hand, this application is already anchored in the application panel, we will have to press on it and choose "Unpin from start"

• Change icon position: each of these icons is draggable to the desired position. To do this, click on the icon and holding it, we can drag it wherever we want.

• Create folders of grouped icons: if during the action of dragging an icon, we position it on another, this will be selected and releasing the button we can create a group. If we click on it, it will be displayed showing the applications contained in it. To remove an application from the group we will only have to drag it out of the group when it is deployed.

• Folders: we can also add the folders we want to the side board, as well as the applications.

Resize Windows 10 Start Menu

In addition to modifying the position of the icons in the personalization panel, we can also modify the size of the menu itself and the size of the icons.

• Menu size: to modify its size, we go to one of its edges (top or right side) and the pointer will become movement dates. Pressing left click and dragging, we can modify its dimensions.

• Icon size: we can also change the size of the icons in the custom icon panel. To do this, we right-click on the icon in question and open the “Change size” drop-down list. In this way we can put them small, medium and even large. For each measurement it will occupy certain positions on the board.

• Give name to the areas of the start menu: when several icons appear separated by a small hole in the middle, we can place ourselves over it and give it a name. This is a way to create custom or grouped icon sections. To create a new section we must ensure that when we drag an icon it is separated from the others by an imaginary bar.

How to make transparent start menu

To finish we will see the option of making the start menu of our system transparent.

We will right click on the desktop and access the " Personalize " option

In the configuration window we will go to the " Colors " section

In the right area we will navigate until we find the " Transparency Effects " option. We will activate this option

In this way, the start menu will take on a translucent appearance that will reveal what is behind it.

Increase transparency (versions prior to 1809)

We can further increase transparency by editing a Windows registry key. The problem is that in the most current versions of Windows this option will have the opposite effect.

We must press " Windows + R " to open the Run tool and write " regedit " in it

Once inside the registry editor we will go to the following route:

Computer \ HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Themes \ Personalize

Now we open with double click the value " EnableTransparency " and we put the value 0

What this would do is increase the transparency of the start menu, but as we say it only works in previous versions of Windows 10

Well, these are all the options, or at least the most eye-catching, to customize our start menu. You can be there moving icons and sizes for a long time until they are perfect.

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Who needs icons on the desktop having such a startup? For any questions or clarifications you just have to leave it in the comments.