Can I show more pins in the redesigned Start menu?

Yes, you can click the “Show all” button at the top-right corner. Alternatively, in the “Start” settings page, you can turn on the new “Show all pins by default” toggle switch.

How to enable new Start menu on Windows 11

To enable the new Start menu on Windows 11, use ViveTool to activate the hidden feature code manually.
Open Command Prompt as administrator, navigate to the ViveTool folder, and run the vivetool /enable /id:47205210 command.

UPDATED 10/30/2025: Microsoft is officially rolling out the new Start menu design for Windows 11, and you can try it now after installing the November 2025 Security Update available through the Stable Channel. In this guide, I’ll show you how to complete this configuration.

The redesigned Start menu combines the “Pinned” and “Recommended” sections with the “All” menu into a single scrollable experience that automatically adapts to screen size. In addition, you can change the view of the “All” section with three options, including category, grid, and list. Furthermore, this new design finally allows you to remove the “Recommended” section.

The company is gradually rolling out the new features, but if you don’t have the new design, you can enable it manually using ViveTool.

In this guide, I’ll outline the steps to enable the menu on your Windows 11 setup.

Enable new Start menu on Windows 11
FAQs about new Start menu for Windows 11

Enable new Start menu on Windows 11

To enable the new Windows 11 Start menu, install the update KB5067036 manually, and then follow these steps:

Open the GitHub website.
Download the ViveTool-vx.x.x.zip file to enable the new Start menu design.
Double-click the zip folder to open it with File Explorer.
Click the Extract all button.
Click the Extract button.
Copy the path to the folder.
Open Start.
Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.
Type the following command to navigate to the ViveTool folder and press Enter:
```
cd c:\folder\path\ViveTool-v0.x.x
```
In the command, remember to change the path to the folder with your path.
Type the following command to enable the Start menu design and press Enter:
```
vivetool /enable /id:47205210
```
Restart the computer.

Once you complete the steps, the new design will appear the next time you open the Start menu. You can always customize the experience for the updated “Start” settings page.

In previous builds, you had to use this vivetool /enable /id:47205210,49221331,49381526,49402389,49820095,55495322,48433719 command in the Dev and Beta Channels. However, as we approach the final release, you can now use the vivetool /enable /id:47205210 command to enable the new Start menu on versions 25H2 and 24H2.

FAQs about the new Start menu on Windows 11

Here are answers to common questions about the new Start menu in Windows 11.

Can I hide or remove the “Recommended” section in the new Start?

Yes, it’s possible to turn off the “Recommended” section in the Start menu by turning off the four settings under the “Recommended” section on Settings > Personalization > Start.

Can I change the size of the new Start menu?

Yes, but the operating system doesn’t include an option like Windows 10. Instead, the Start menu automatically resizes based on the screen size.

Can I revert to the old Start menu design?

Yes, if you want to undo the changes, you can follow the same instructions outlined above, but in step 10, run the vivetool /disable /id:47205210 command. However, once this new design is officially available and the menu is permanently implemented, the ViveTool code may stop working.

What channels support the new Start menu?

The new Start menu is available in the Canary, Dev, Beta, and Release Preview Channels of the Windows Insider Program. In addition, the new menu design is already available in the Stable Channel starting with the November 2025 update.

Update October 30, 2025: This guide has been updated to ensure accuracy and reflect changes to the process.