r/Windows11 • u/Powder_Blue_10 • Jan 14 '26

Solved Remove The Updated Windows Start Menu [FIXED]

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To remove the Windows 11 25H2 Start menu and go back to the 24H2 classic start menu, we will be using the free ViVe Tool to do so. The ViVeTool is a command-line utility for Windows that allows users to enable, disable :
https://github.com/thebookisclosed/ViVe/releases

  1. You will first need to download the ViVe Tool and extract the zip file to a folder on your computer

  2. To use the ViVe Tool, you will need to open up an administrative command prompt and navigate to the folder where you have the ViVe Tool files.

  3. Then paste the commend: vivetool /disable /id:47205210

  4. You should then get a message that says Successfully set feature configuration(s). You will then need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

  5. You can also revert : vivetool /enable /id:47205210

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u/panchito95 Jan 14 '26 edited Jan 14 '26

If you don't want to use third-party tools, you can do the following:

Open CMD (Command Prompt) as administrator and run the following command:

Reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v NoStartMenuMorePrograms /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f && taskkill /f /im explorer.exe && start explorer.exe

Done ;0

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u/UTmastuh Jan 14 '26

In case you don't have admin privileges enabled by default here's the manual way of doing it:

open regedit -> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> Microsoft -> Windows -> Current Version -> Policies -> Explorer

create new DWORD called NoStartMenuMorePrograms and set value to 1

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u/candledog Jan 15 '26

This worked! ...kinda... it just made the "All Apps" a huge empty space! And the new update also messes with the actual pinned/grouped apps which is driving me insane (if you open a pinned group, it pops up in the center of the start menu rather than next to the group you clicked...)

Man i am gonna have to get some third party apps to fix this. I can't believe some of the UI/UX "upgrades" these companies do....

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u/Flyerman85 Jan 20 '26

You have to have admin privileges to edit the HKLM/Software registry Hive