Remove Recommended section from Start Menu
- Policy ID
- HideRecommendedSection
- Scope
- Computer Configuration, User Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows 11 Version 22H2
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Start Menu and Taskbar
Description
This policy allows you to prevent the Start Menu from displaying a list of recommended applications and files.
If you enable this policy setting, the Start Menu will no longer show the section containing a list of recommended files and apps.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- HideRecommendedSection-
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- HideRecommendedSection-