Windows 11的新开始(Start)菜单与其前身截然不同。它不那么华丽，更紧凑，但也不太有用。无论您喜欢还是讨厌新的开始(Start)菜单，您都不必坚持下去。
与旧版 Windows 操作系统相比，(compared to older Windows operating systems) Windows 11 没有为“开始(Start)”菜单提供尽可能多的自定义选项。尽管如此，它们应该足以让你自己改变。或者，您可以切入正题，依靠第三方应用程序来更改“开始(Start)”菜单的工作方式。
更改开始菜单对齐方式
摒弃传统，Windows 11中的“(Windows 11)开始(Start)”菜单从任务栏的中心打开。如果感觉不和谐，您可以更改任务栏对齐方式，使其从左侧显示。要做到这一点：
1. 打开开始菜单(Start menu)并选择设置(Settings)。或者，按Windows 键(Windows Key)+ I。
2.在左侧窗格中选择个性化。(Personalization)
3. 向下滚动并选择任务栏(Taskbar)。
4.展开任务栏行为(Taskbar behaviors)。
5. 打开任务栏对齐(Taskbar alignment )旁边的下拉菜单，然后从中心(Center)切换到左侧(Left)。
删除推荐的应用程序和文件
默认情况下，Windows 11 的“开始(Start)”菜单会在底部显示推荐列表。这些可以包括您安装的程序或您经常打开的文件和文件夹。但是，这些项目可能会弄乱“开始(Start)”菜单或引起隐私问题。要从推荐部分中删除它们：
1. 打开开始菜单(Start menu)并选择设置(Settings)>个性化(Personalization)。
2. 选择开始(Start)。
3. 根据需要关闭“开始”、“跳转列表”和“文件资源管理器”中“显示最近添加的应用(Show recently added apps)”、“显示最常用的应用(Show most used apps)”和“显示最近打开的项目”(Show recently opened items in Start, Jump Lists, and File Explorer)旁边的开关。
添加应用程序和文件夹
您可以在电源(Power)按钮旁边显示各种与系统相关的应用程序和文件夹，以便更快地访问。要做到这一点：
1. 打开开始菜单( Start menu )并选择设置(Settings)。
2. 选择个性化(Personalization)。
3. 选择开始(Start)。
4. 选择文件夹(Folders)。
5. 打开要添加的项目旁边的开关——下载(Downloads)、音乐(Music)、图片(Pictures)等。
注意(Note)：如果您关闭“推荐”部分中的所有内容，“(Recommended)开始(Start)”菜单的下部将完全空白。您可以将该区域用于其他任何事情。
添加(Add)、删除(Remove)和重新排列(Rearrange)固定的应用程序(Apps)
默认情况下，Windows 11中的“(Windows 11)开始(Start)”菜单将各种应用程序图标固定在屏幕顶部。您可以从 Pinned 部分添加、删除和重新排序项目，如下所示：
将应用固定到开始菜单
1. 打开开始菜单(Start menu)。
2. 选择所有应用程序(All apps)按钮以查看已安装应用程序的列表。
3. 右键单击应用程序并选择Pin to Start。
注意(Note)：开始(Start)菜单仅同时显示三行固定的应用程序。如果添加更多，则必须向下滚动才能查看它们。
从“开始”菜单取消固定应用
1. 打开开始菜单(Start menu)。
2. 右键单击要删除的应用程序。
3. 选择从开始取消固定(Unpin from Start)。
重新排列开始菜单上的应用程序
1. 打开开始菜单(Start menu)。
2. 右键单击应用程序。
3. 选择移至顶部(Move to top )以将应用程序推送到“开始(Start)”菜单的顶部。或者，拖动并释放您希望它出现的图标。
更改开始菜单颜色
在Windows 11 的浅色和深色模式之间切换会改变“(Windows 11’s Light and Dark modes)开始(Start)”菜单的颜色。但是，这些并不是您唯一的选择。将不同颜色应用到“开始(Start)”菜单：
1. 打开设置(Settings)。
2. 选择侧边栏上的个性化(Personalization)。
3. 选择颜色(Colors)。
4. 向下滚动到Accent color部分并选择一种颜色。
5. 打开在开始和任务栏上显示强调色(Show accent color on Start and taskbar)旁边的开关。
使用 Start11 自定义开始菜单
要继续自定义Windows 11的开始(Start)菜单，您必须依赖第三方开始(Start)菜单自定义应用程序，例如Start11、StartAllBack和开始菜单(Start Menu X)X。
Start11可以说是最精致和用户友好的。每台设备售价 5.99 美元，但您可以免费使用 30 天，然后再决定是否购买。这里有一些你可以用它做的事情。
更改开始菜单样式
Start 11带有多个预配置的开始(Start)菜单布局。安装Start 11后，您可以通过“(Start 11)开始(Start)”菜单选项卡在可用样式之间进行选择。
其中包括Windows 10 开始(Start)菜单（减去动态磁贴）、Windows 7 的经典开始(Start)菜单、开始(Start)11 的现代(Modern)风格菜单或默认 Windows 11开始(Start)菜单的改进版本。每种样式还具有您可以切换到的多个子样式（紧凑、网格或两者的组合）。
自定义开始菜单
Start11提供了大量自定义选项，可用于更改首选菜单样式的外观和功能。选择配置菜单(Configure menu )选项，您可以调整颜色和透明度、重新排列快速访问列表、扩展菜单以覆盖整个屏幕等。一定要尝试。
添加新的开始按钮
如果“开始”按钮上的(Start)Microsoft Windows 11徽标让您感到厌烦，您可以使用Start11快速更改它。切换到“开始按钮(Start Button )”选项卡，您可以在多个内置图标之间切换或使用您的图标。
更改任务栏的工作方式
Start11还将自定义支持扩展到Windows 11任务栏。切换到任务栏(Taskbar )选项卡以使用自定义纹理调整其外观、更改位置（例如，使其显示在屏幕顶部）、从Windows 10添加上下文菜单等。您必须重新启动Windows 资源管理器(Windows Explorer)才能应用更改。
改进开始菜单搜索
如果您经常使用 Windows Search，可以将其替换为 Start11 的自定义搜索引擎。它可以更快地找到东西，定位文件中的内容，在桌面上搜索快捷方式等。访问“搜索”(Search )选项卡并打开“开始”菜单中“使用开始11搜索”(Use Start11 search in the Start11 start menu)旁边的开关以开始使用。
使其个性化
开始菜单是您在(Start)Windows 11中的焦点，因此自定义它是在与操作系统交互时增强您的体验的最佳方式。如果本机选项还不够，使用Start 11或替代的开始(Start)菜单自定义应用程序可能是值得的投资。接下来(Next)，检查如何从 Windows 11 卸载烦人的预装应用程序(uninstall annoying pre-installed apps from Windows 11)。
How to Customize the Windows 11 Start Menu
Windows 11‘s new Start menu is drastically different from its predecessors. It’s less flashy and more compact, but it’s also less useful. Whether you love the new Start menu or hate it, you don’t have to stick with it.
Windows 11 does not provide as many customization options for the Start menu compared to older Windows operating systems. Nevertheless, they should be enough to give it your own twist. Or, you can cut to the chase and rely on a third-party app to change how the Start menu works.
Change the Start Menu Alignment
Doing away with tradition, the Start menu in Windows 11 opens from the center of the taskbar. If that feels jarring, you can change the taskbar alignment to make it appear from the left side. To do that:
1. Open the Start menu and select Settings. Or, press Windows Key + I.
2. Select Personalization on the left pane.
3. Scroll down and select Taskbar.
4. Expand Taskbar behaviors.
5. Open the drop-down menu next to Taskbar alignment and switch from Center to Left.
Remove Recommended Apps and Files
By default, Windows 11’s Start menu displays a list of recommendations at the bottom. These can consist of programs you install or files and folders you frequently open. However, these items can clutter the Start menu or create privacy concerns. To remove them from the Recommended section:
1. Open the Start menu and select Settings > Personalization.
2. Select Start.
3. Turn off the switches next to Show recently added apps, Show most used apps, and Show recently opened items in Start, Jump Lists, and File Explorer as needed.
Add Apps and Folders
You can make various system-related apps and folders appear next to the Power button for faster access. To do that:
1. Open the Start menu and select Settings.
2. Select Personalization.
3. Select Start.
4. Select Folders.
5. Turn on the switches next to the items you want to add—Downloads, Music, Pictures, etc.
Note: If you turn everything off within the Recommended section, the lower portion of the Start menu will appear completely vacant. You can use that area for anything else.
Add, Remove, and Rearrange Pinned Apps
By default, the Start menu in Windows 11 pins various app icons at the top of the screen. You can add, remove, and re-order items from the Pinned section as follows:
Pin Apps to Start Menu
1. Open the Start menu.
2. Select the All apps button to view a list of installed apps.
3. Right-click an app and select Pin to Start.
Note: The Start menu only displays three rows of pinned apps simultaneously. If you add more, you must scroll down to view them.
Unpin Apps From Start Menu
1. Open the Start menu.
2. Right-click the app you want to remove.
3. Select Unpin from Start.
Rearrange Apps on Start Menu
1. Open the Start menu.
2. Right-click an app.
3. Select Move to top to push the app to the top of the Start menu. Or, drag and release the icon where you want it to appear.
Change the Start Menu Color
Switching between Windows 11’s Light and Dark modes changes the color of the Start menu. However, those aren’t the only choices you have. To apply different colors to the Start menu:
1. Open Settings.
2. Select Personalization on the sidebar.
3. Select Colors.
4. Scroll down to the Accent color section and pick a color.
5. Turn on the switch next to Show accent color on Start and taskbar.
Customize Start Menu With Start11
To continue customizing Windows 11’s Start menu, you must rely on third-party Start menu customization apps such as Start11, StartAllBack, and Start Menu X.
Start11 is arguably the most polished and user-friendly out of the lot. It costs $5.99 per device, but you can use it for 30 days for free and then decide if you want to purchase it. Here are a few things you can do with it.
Change the Start Menu Style
Start 11 comes with multiple pre-configured Start menu layouts. After installing Start 11, you can pick between available styles via the Start menu tab.
These include the Windows 10 Start menu (minus the live tiles), Windows 7’s classic Start menu, Start11’s Modern style menu, or an improved version of the default Windows 11 Start menu. Each style also features multiple sub-styles (compact, grid, or a combination of the two) that you can switch to.
Customize the Start Menu
Start11 provides loads of customization options that you use to change the appearance and functionality of your preferred menu style. Select the Configure menu option, and you can adjust the color and transparency, re-order your quick access list, expand the menu to cover the entire screen, etc. Be sure to experiment.
Add a New Start Button
If the Microsoft Windows 11 logo on the Start button bores you, you can quickly change that with Start11. Switch to the Start Button tab, and you can switch between multiple built-in icons or use your icons.
Change How the Taskbar Works
Start11 also extends customization support to the Windows 11 taskbar. Switch to the Taskbar tab to tweak its appearance with custom textures, change the position (e.g., make it appear at the top of the screen), add the contextual menu from Windows 10, etc. You must restart Windows Explorer to apply your changes.
Improve Start Menu Search
If you use Windows Search a lot, you can replace it with Start11’s custom search engine. It can find stuff faster, locate contents inside files, search for shortcuts on the desktop, etc. Visit the Search tab and turn on the switch next to Use Start11 search in the Start11 start menu to get started.
Make It Personal
The Start menu is your focal point in Windows 11, so customizing it is the best way to enhance your experience while interacting with the operating system. If the native options aren’t enough, using Start 11 or an alternative Start menu customization app can be a worthy investment. Next up, check what you can do to uninstall annoying pre-installed apps from Windows 11.
