Policy
Remove Recommended section from Start Menu
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows11
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.
Internal name
HideRecommendedSection
Policy ID
b6feed63cd55
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer Value name HideRecommendedSection | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 HKCU 1 | HKLM 0 HKCU 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
Value name
HideRecommendedSection
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.