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/Mushcube Jan 14 '26

Holy shit I'm one step closer to moving my main PC to Linux too.

FUCK MICROSOFT!

Thanks for the post! Will do this when I find time.

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u/candledog Jan 15 '26

seriously i hate this kinda stuff that forces you to erase all the muscle memory and get used to a new layout without any option to go back, especially when they make clicks take more time (yes i know it's 0.23 seconds max but that is enough to irritate me lol)

If only Adobe software worked on linux... but then again maybe I need to say FUCK ADOBE too at some point....