New Update Windows 11 Start menu may soon get a big update with iOS-like app categories

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

The latest Windows 11 preview build from the Beta Channel contains quite a lot of interesting changes for the taskbar. As it turned out, there is some interesting hidden stuff for the Start menu as well. Users discovered that Microsoft is working on a new iOS-like section for the Start menu with apps and games categorized in groups.

Apple's latest operating systems also have a sort of "Start menu" (it is called "App library") that lets you browse all the installed apps on your iPhone or iPad. The operating system presents them as a single list or automatically categorized groups like "Productivity," "Entertainment," "Finance," "Games," etc. Microsoft appears to be wanting a similar thing in Windows 11.

@PhantomOfEarth discovered that build 22635.3930 contains new feature IDs that allow you to enable the "Category" view. When turned on, it creates app groups of similar categories, giving customers an alternative way to keep their app lists tidy and well-organized. Sadly, although you can turn it on with the ViVeTool, the initial implementation in build 22635.3930 is raw and far from usable.

Windows 11 Start menu may soon get a big update with iOS-like app categories

Microsoft appears to be working on a big update for the Start menu in Windows 11. The latest preview build from the Beta Channel revealed a new iOS-like "Category" view for all your apps.

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[Marko :)]

How about we finally get ability to remove "recommended" section from the start? It's useless to average user and just wastes space in the start menu which could be used for showing more apps.

 

[RoboMan]

Fixes to an unbroken feature

 

[lokamoka820]

How about we finally get ability to remove "recommended" section from the start? It's useless to average user and just wastes space in the start menu which could be used for showing more apps.

What if you choose "More pins" from Layout, and disabled first 3 options, will you get the result you want?

 

[oldschool]

What if you choose "More pins" from Layout, and disabled first 3 options, will you get the result you want?

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Nope.

 

[Marko :)]

What if you choose "More pins" from Layout, and disabled first 3 options, will you get the result you want?

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This will only reduce the size of recommended section, but it will still be there. As far as I know, it can only be removed through Group Policy on Enterprise and Education version. Rest of us would have to use sketchy explorer patchers.

 

[Trident]

Great, but iOS is packed with loads of high-quality apps and a lot more available in the store. Microsoft Store's got nothing... Unless it will be grouping the Win32/64 desktop software too...