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How to hide the app list in the Windows Start menu? - [Full Guide]

If you don't want any apps on the start menu then read the article till the end. Here, in this article, I am going to show you two ways to hide apps in the start menu.  

Method 1: Windows Settings app

  • Press the Windows key and Search for "Start menu" 
  • Select Start settings from the list.
  • Now on the Settings page, you can turn off the option named "Show app list in Start menu"

Now after you disable it, all the apps will be hidden. But you will be given the option in the sidebar of the start menu to see and access your apps when you want.

"All Apps" option in Start menu's Sidebar       

Method 2: Windows Group Policy Editor (Completely remove all apps from Start menu)

If you don't want to see the apps menu option in the sidebar also, then follow the below steps.

Enabling Group Policy Editor in Windows 10 Home Edition requires some extra steps, Know more.

  • Press the Windows Key + R and type in gpedit.msc then press the Enter key.
  • Browse to User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Start Menu and Taskbar.
  • Double-Click on "Remove All Programs list from the Start menu" on the right.                                      Scroll down and Search for it.
Scroll down in Right and Double-click on "Remove All Programs list from the Start menu" 
  • Select "Enabled". A new option will appear that says "Choose one of the following actions".
    Choose "Remove and disable setting"

  • Select "Remove and disable setting", it removes and disables everything. The All Apps option will be grayed out in the Control Panel and there will be no All Apps icon.   
  • Be sure to click on Apply and OK.

Note: This method is not guaranteed to work with all users. You can use Method 1 if Method 2 didn't work for you.

Conclusion:

You can hide the Apps list by the above two methods, but the second method may not work in some cases. So, you can go with Method 1 as it works with every Windows user. If you just want to hide the Recently added apps in the Start menu then you can disable "Show recently added apps" in Start menu Settings. Navigate to the settings as shown in Method 1 and you can find the option named "Show recently added apps". Just disable it. 

I hope you liked the article. If you are having any problems while doing the above process, please let me know in the comments. Thanks for reading!

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