You can switch back to Windows 10 Start Menu style in Windows 11

The leaked image shows that Microsoft changed the Windows 11 start menu is the same as the Windows 10X version, that is, the taskbar is centered and the start menu is stacked by default.

The experience of using the new Start Menu style is that it feels okay. However, some netizens have discovered that the Windows 11 start menu can be changed back to the old style, that is, the Windows 10 version menu, by modifying the registry.

Actually, the start menu modified through the registry is exactly the same as Windows 10, so if you need it, you can restore it through the following tutorial.

Here is the way to switch back to the Windows 10 Start Menu in Windows 11:

  1. Open the Registry Editor
  2. Go to the following path
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\
  3. Right-click Advanced and select New DWORD 32-bit value
  4. Modify the name of the newly created item to Start_ShowClassicMode
  5. Double-click the newly created item to modify its key value to 1

Via: xda-developers