How to show or hide Most Used apps in Start Menu on Windows 11

By default, Windows 11 shows most used apps in the Start Menu. If you like to display such an app list, you can show Most Used apps in Start Menu on Windows 11 using this tutorial. It is possible to change this setting using Windows Settings, Local Group Policy Editor, and Registry Editor.

Most Used is an app list visible in the Start Menu, which lets you find out the apps you frequently opened in recent times. It helps you open those apps quickly when you do not want to search for them or pin them to the Taskbar.

How to show or hide Most Used apps in Start Menu using Windows Settings

To show or hide Most Used apps in Start Menu using Windows Settings, follow these steps:

1. Press Win+I to open Windows Settings.
2. Go to the Personalization setting.
3. Click on the Start menu.
4. Toggle the Show most used apps button.

To learn more about these steps, continue reading.

At first, you have to open the Windows Settings on your computer. For that, you need to press Win+I together. Then, go to the Personalization setting and click on the Start menu.

Here you can find an option called Show most used apps. You need to toggle this button to show or hide the most used app list in the Start Menu.

How to turn on or off Most Used apps in Start Menu using Group Policy

To turn on or off Most Used apps in Start Menu using Group Policy, follow these steps:

1. Press Win+R to open the Run prompt.
2. Type gpedit.msc and press the Enter button.
3. Go to Start Menu and Taskbar in the Computer Configuration.
4. Double-click on the Show or hide “Most used” list from Start Menu setting.
5. Select the Enabled option.
6. Select Show to show the Most used app list.
7. Select Hide to hide the Most used app list.
8. Click the OK button.

Let’s check out these steps in detail.

To get started, you need to open the Local Group Policy Editor on your computer. For that, press Win+R to display the Run prompt, type gpedit.msc, and press the Enter button. After opening it on your computer, navigate to this path:

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar

Here you can find a setting called Show or hide “Most used” list from Start Menu. You need to double-click on it and select the Enabled option.

Then, expand the drop-down list and select the Show option to show the list or the Hide option to hide the Most used app list in the Start Menu.

Click the OK button to save the change. After that, you can open the Start Menu and click on the All apps button to find out the list.

How to add or more Most used apps in Start Menu using Registry

To add or more Most used apps in Start Menu using Registry, follow these steps:

1. Search for notepad in the Taskbar search box.
2. Click on the search result.
3. Paste the REG code in Notepad.
4. Click on File > Save As.
5. Select a path where you want to save the file.
6. Enter a name with .reg extension.
7. Select All Files from the Save as type drop-down list.
8. Click the Save button.
9. Double-click on the .reg file.
10. Click the Yes option.
11. Restart your computer.

You need to keep reading to know more about these steps.

To get started, you need to open the Notepad on your computer. You can search for it in the Taskbar search box and click on the individual search result. After that, paste the following code in the Notepad:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer]
"ShowOrHideMostUsedApps"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer]
"ShowOrHideMostUsedApps"=-

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList"=-
"NoInstrumentation"=-

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList"=-
"NoInstrumentation"=-

Click on File > Save As option.

After that, select a path where you want to save the file, enter a name with .reg extension (example, twctest.reg), choose All Files from the Save as type drop-down list, and click on the Save button.

Next, double-click on the .reg file, and click on the Yes button to confirm the change.

After that, you need to restart your computer to get the change.

It is also possible to show or hide a particular app from the Most used app list in Start Menu. For that, you need to right-click on the app, select the More option, and select the Don’t show on this list option.

How do I see most used apps on Start menu?

It is possible to see the most used apps on Start Menu using Windows Settings, Registry Editor, and the Local Group Policy Editor. In Windows Settings, you need to go to Personalization > Start and toggle the Show most used apps button.

How do I hide most used apps?

If you have enabled it using Windows Settings, you need to go to Personalization > Start and toggle the Show most used apps option. Alternatively, you need to disable the Show or hide “Most used” list from Start Menu setting in the GPEDIT. If you used Registry, you need to delete all the added Registry keys and REG_DWORD values.

That’s all! Hope this tutorial helped.

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