How to return to Windows 10's Start menu on Windows 11

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It's pretty simple to do, just follow these steps:

How to return to Windows 10's Start menu on Windows 11

To enable the old Start menu of Windows 10 on Windows 11 you need to modify the Registry Editor. There are two ways to edit Registry Editor, the first way is to download the pre-fixed file and install it, the second way is to find the key to edit it yourself.

Method 1: Download the pre-edited Registry file

1. You access the link to download the pre-edited Registry file to download the pre-fixed .reg file to activate the Windows 10 Start menu on Windows 11
2. After downloading, you double-click the file to run
3. In the new confirmation window that appears, select Yes > Yes like in the image below

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Once done, you just need to restart your computer to apply the changes to your Windows 11 computer.

Method 2: Edit the Registry file yourself

1. You press the Windows + R key combination to open Run then type regedit and press Enter to open the Registry Editor. Or press the Start button then type regedit and click Registry Editor in the search results quả

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In the confirmation window, click Yes to access and modify the Registry Editor

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Next, you search for:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced​

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You search for the key " Start_ShowClassicMode " and double click to open it

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1. In the " Value data " box, enter 1 and then click OK
2. Now, close the Registry Editor and then restart your computer to apply the changes

Good luck!

Jessica Tanner

Update 17 June 2021