Remove All Programs from the start menu.
1.Type “gpedit.exe” in the Start menu instant search box and press Enter.
2. Navigate to”UserConfiguration\AdministrativeTemplates\
Start Menu and Taskbar“.
3. Double click on “Remove All Programs Lists from the Start menu“.
4. Select “Enabled” and press Enter.
Remove the list of recently used applications.
To remove the list of recently used applications do the following:
1. Right click on the Start menu and select “Properties“.
2. Now disable “Store and display a list of recently used applications“.
3. To modify the no of items to be displayed in the list click on the “Customize” button and enter a custom value in the Start menu size box and press Enter.
How to pin an item to the Start menu?
There are some applications that are pinned to the Start menu so that you can access them form the Start menu itself. To pin an application to the Start menu right click on the exe file of that application and select “Pin to Start menu“.
Change the Start menu view to Classic view.
To change the Start menu to the old Classic View right click on the Start menu and select properties. Select the “Classic Start menu” option and press Enter.
