Sart Now Showing All Apps

James 130 Reputation points
2026-02-20T11:42:22.71+00:00

All of a sudden, the start menu is showing 'All' apps.
How do I turn this off?
So far, I haven't found a way to turn this off.

James

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Start Menu
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DaveM121 935.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-02-20T12:18:10.2+00:00

From your description of the problem, you have received the new Windows 11 start menu, and it is not very configurable yet, there is no setting or method available to remove the all apps section from the new Windows 11 start menu.

Onb your start menu, do you now see blocks of tiles each with 3 apps inside, if so, that is the new WIndows 11 Start Menu, the only setting currently on that menu, is to click the 'Category' drop-down menu and select Grid or List.

The best option is to open the Feedback Hub app in Windows and report the lack of configurable settings on the new Start Menu to their developers there.

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  1. Hero1318 45 Reputation points
    2026-02-27T20:55:10.1166667+00:00

    Finally got used to Win 11 (25H2) Start menu not showing the full apps list all the time by default, and now they've changed it without any warning or ways to choose what we want to see by default on that menu.

    Neither of the two Group Policy changes posted above removes All by default from the Start menu, even when both are set as indicated at the same time, and -yes- I restarted Win 11 after each change.

    Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar > Remove All Programs list from the Start menu>Enabled

    User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar>Show app list in Start menu>Disabled

    Not going to mess with registry edits, which may -or not- work either...

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