How to Customize the ‘All’ Apps View in Windows 11 Start Menu
The “All Apps” view in the Windows 11 Start menu shows every installed program in an alphabetical list or a categorized grid. Windows 11 build 22635.4950 and newer versions let you switch between these layouts to find and open your programs much faster.
Organizing this menu helps you cut through clutter and track down rarely used software without endless scrolling. You can change these settings in a few clicks to match how you use your computer every day.
You can customize the ‘All’ apps view by enabling hidden features with ViVeTool. Open Command Prompt as admin, run the command vivetool /enable /id:48433719,47205210,49221331, and restart your PC. After restarting, the Start menu ’s ‘All’ apps section will offer Name list, Name grid, or Category views.
Change the ‘All’ page view on the Start menu
You can customize the Windows 11 Start menu ‘All’ apps view by using ViVeTool to unlock hidden Microsoft test layouts. These experimental features let you switch the standard alphabetical list to a grid or category view depending on your preference. You need administrator access and the specific feature IDs to turn them on.
Enabling these hidden options requires ViVeTool (an open-source utility for testing unreleased operating system features).
First, learn how to download and use ViVeTool in Windows.
Open Command Prompt or Windows Terminal as an administrator, run the required command, and restart your computer.
vivetool /enable /id:48433719,47205210,49221331
Click the Start menu and select the 'All' button once the restart finishes.
Utilize the drop-down menu on the All page view to customize the display layout by choosing one of the following options:
- Name list (default)
- Name grid
- Category
These new layouts give you more control over how installed software appears in the Start menu.
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Conclusion:
- The Windows 11 Start menu offers flexibility in displaying apps with the new grid and category views.
- Users can easily switch between default name lists, name grids, and category views for better app organization.
- Enabling these features requires downloading and using ViVeTool, a straightforward process.
- Customizing the 'All' page enhances user experience by tailoring app access to individual preferences.
- Stay updated with Windows builds to take advantage of new features and improvements as they become available.
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