How to remove Start menu recommendations on Windows 11
If the Recommended section in Start isn’t for you, it’s possible to disable the feature from showing items, and here’s how on Windows 11.
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Windows 11 includes anew Start menuthat drops Live Tiles in favor of traditional icons and introduces a minimalistic design. One of the main parts is the “Recommended” section that replaces Timeline and includes suggestions to pick up recently opened files and installed apps.
Although it can be a handy feature to reopen recent documents and files, it’s not something for everyone. If this is your case, removing the “Recommended” section from the Start menu is impossible, but theWindows 11Settings app lets you hide all the items you don’t want to appear in the list, which is the closest to disabling the feature. In addition, the2022 Updateincludes a new setting that allows you to change the Start menu layouts to show more pins and fewer recommendations.
Thisguidewill walk you through the steps to disable the “Recommended” section from showing items in the Start menu.
How to remove Recommended section content from Start
To remove all the items in the “Recommended” section of the Start menu on Windows 11, use these steps:
Once you complete the steps, reopen the Start menu, and the “Recommended” section should no longer show any items, and you will have more room to show additional pinned apps.
How to remove Recommended items individually from Start
To remove specific items from the Recommended section in the Start menu, use these steps:
After you complete the steps, the item will no longer be available in the list. However, the file will still be available from the location.
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If you have many items, you will notice aMorebutton in the top-right corner to view the list. You can also right-click items within that list to remove them as necessary.
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Mauro Huculak has been a Windows How-To Expert contributor for WindowsCentral.com for nearly a decade and has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides. He also has an IT background and has achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, VMware, and CompTIA. He has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years.
