Force Start to be either full screen size or menu size
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Category
Start Menu and Taskbar
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2016 or Windows 10

Supported OS tags: Windows10, WindowsServer2016

If you enable this policy and set it to Start menu or full screen Start, Start will be that size and users will be unable to change the size of Start in Settings. If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, Windows will automatically select the size based on hardware form factor and users will be able to change the size of Start in Settings.

Internal name
ForceStartSize
Policy ID
2bb73dc0aa84
Elements
1

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

ScopeElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behaviorCopy
Choose one of the following sizes
ID ForceStartSizeDropdown
enum
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
Value name
ForceStartSize
Type
REG_DWORD
Options: Start menu (1), Full screen Start (2)
Choose one of the following sizes
Both · Type enum
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
Value name
ForceStartSize
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: Start menu (1), Full screen Start (2)