Make the Windows 10 Start menu more personal with these tips and tricks-February 2024-www.yitit.com

　　Image used with permission by copyright holderThough Windows 10 puts an increased emphasis on the classic desktop experience, it does carry over some elements of the Metro UI, which debuted with Windows 8 in 2012.

　　They include the ability to add, remove, and pin shortcuts to Metro apps, folders, and other files and programs directly to the new Start menu, much the way you’re able to do in the Windows 8 Start screen.

How to personalize the Windows 10 Start menu

Customizing the contents of the Start menu mostly consists of getting familiar with the right-click sub menu. For instance, if you want to add something to Start menu, just seek it out by searching or scrolling for it in “All Apps,” right-click on it, and hit “Pin to Start.”

　　Image used with permission by copyright holderVoila! A shortcut to that item should now reside in the Start menu. Of course, if you want to remove that shortcut, or anything else, just right-click, and hit “Unpin from Start.”

　　Image used with permission by copyright holderYou can resize tiles and shortcuts in the Start menu by right-clicking on them on as well.

　　Image used with permission by copyright holderWith “Resize” open, just select one of the available options to make the shortcut bigger or smaller.

　　Image used with permission by copyright holderWant to reorganize the shortcuts in the Start menu? Just drag and drop like you would with anything on the desktop.

　　Image used with permission by copyright holderIf you want to change how the Start menu looks, Windows 10 allows you to change its color. To do so, right-click on a blank portion of it, and hit “Personalize.”

　　Image used with permission by copyright holderHere, you can pick out colors, adjust their intensity, and combine settings like Hue, Saturation, and Brightness to give your Start menu an even fresher look.

　　Image used with permission by copyright holderThe Start menu may get a lot more features and tricks between now and Windows 10’s full release in mid-2015. For now, Microsoft offers a fair amount of personalization options which should suffice for most users, though we wish the size of tiled shortcuts could be adjusted by clicking on their edges and dragging, as you would with classic programs and windows.

　　Nevertheless, Microsoft is off to a solid start with the new Start menu overall.