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Windows 11

Windows 11 blocks testers from using classic Windows 10 Start menu

Posted on July 11, 2021August 27, 2023 By Jarvis

Windows 11 has fully blocked the ability to switch back to the traditional Windows 10 Start menu in the latest preview build of the incoming OS, disappointing some testers in the process.

This isn’t really surprising, because the ability to revert to the normal (left-aligned) Start menu was only present as a fudge – as Tom’s Hardware points out, you needed to go into the Registry and apply a workaround to do this.

Remember, editing the Registry isn’t normally recommended, and certainly not for those who aren’t confident about what they’re doing, because putting a foot wrong can potentially be seriously bad news for your system.
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Apps Tags:classic, hardware, preview, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 11

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