How to remove the recommended section in the Start Menu?

Discussion in 'Windows 11' started by Super Spartan, Oct 27, 2023.

  1. Super Spartan

    Super Spartan MDL Expert

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    #1 Super Spartan, Oct 27, 2023
    I tried through the Group Policy Editor:

    User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar

    Right-click the “Remove Recommended section from Start Menu” policy and select the Edit option.

    Chose enabled, then rebooted, it's still there

    Then I tried adding this key to:

    Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer

    HideRecommendedSection

    The section is still there and takes up half the space of the start menu

    I also selected in Settings > Personalization > Start Menu, to show more pinned apps but I just want to get rid of that entire section

    This is on build 23H2 22631.2428

    any ideas?
     
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  2. steven4554

    steven4554 MDL Expert

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    #2 steven4554, Oct 27, 2023
    You can only remove the reccommended section in the start menu on Education and Enterprise SKUs. Won't work in Home or Pro.
     
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