Windows 10: Turn On or Off Full Screen Start Menu in Windows 10

How to: Turn On or Off Full Screen Start Menu in Windows 10

How to Turn On or Off Use Start Full Screen in Windows 10


In Windows 10, users can change the size of Start for their account to be a Start menu or full screen Start.

Starting with full screen Start.

When Start is full screen, it will show more transparent without the blur effect.

If you have tablet mode turned on, Start will always be full-screen until tablet mode is turned off.
In full screen Start, you can click/tap on the Menu

button at the top left corner of the screen to see the pinned tiles, All apps, account picture and menu, Settings, and power options.

In full screen Start, you can click/tap on the Start *Start button to toggle between your desktop and full screen Start.

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off to use full screen Start or Start menu in your account or all users in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Turn On or Off Use Start Full Screen for Current User in Settings
• Option Two: To Enable or Disable Force Start Full Screen for All or Specific Users in Group Policy
• Option Three: To Enable or Disable Force Start Full Screen for All Users using BAT file

EXAMPLE: Full Screen Start













OPTION ONE [/i] To Turn On or Off Use Start Full Screen for Current User in Settings

*note Forcing the Start size for all users using Option Two or Option Three will override this option.
1. Do step 2 or step 3 below for how you would like to open Personalization in the Settings app.

2. Right click or press and hold on your desktop, click/tap on Personalize, and go to step 4 below.

3. Open step 4 below.

4. Click/tap on Start on the left side. Turn on or off to Use Start full screen for what you want. (see screenshot below)

5. When finished, you can close Settings if you like.








OPTION TWO [/i] To Enable or Disable Force Start Full Screen for All or Specific Users in Group Policy

*note You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to do this option.

The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

All editions can use Option Three.
1. Open the all users except administrators Local Group Policy Editor for how you want this policy applied.

2. In the left pane of the Local Group Policy Editor, click/tap on to expand User Configuration, Administrative Templates, and Start Menu and Taskbar. (See screenshot below)



3. In the right pane of the Start Menu and Taskbar key, double click/tap on the Force Start to be either full screen size or menu size policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)

4. Do step 5 (enable) or step 6 (disable) below for what you would like to do.


5. To Enable Force Start Size
A) Select (dot) Enabled, select Start menu or Full screen Start in the Options drop down for what you want, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)

6. To Disable Force Start Size
A) Select (dot) either Not Configured or Disabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)

*note Not Configured is the default setting.




7. When finished, you can close Local Group Policy Editor if you like.

8. Restart explorer process to apply.




OPTION THREE [/i] To Enable or Disable Force Start Full Screen for All Users using BAT file

*note You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to do this option.

The .bat files below will add and modify the DWORD value in the registry keys below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer

ForceStartSize DWORD

(delete) = Default user choice
1 = Force Start menu size
2 = Force Full screen Start size

1. Do step 2 (default), step 3 (Force Start menu), or step 4 (Force full screen Start) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Use Default User Choice Start Size
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Default_User_Choice_Start_menu_size.bat

Download

3. To Force Start Menu Size for All Users
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Force_Start_menu_size_for_all_users.bat

Download

4. To Force Full Screen Start Size for All Users
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Force_Full_screen_Start_size_for_all_users.bat

Download
5. Save the .bat file to your desktop.

6. Unblock the .bat file.

7. Right click on the downloaded .bat file, and click/tap on Run as administrator.

8. You will now notice your screen flicker as a command prompt quickly opens and closes, and explorer restarts to apply.

9. You could now delete the downloaded .bat file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


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Where are my tiles?

See if you haven't turned off Start for full Screen:

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3680-turn-o...

 

Why has my layout and apps changed?

If tablet mode does not help, you might have to Turn off Start full screen:

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3680-turn-o...

 

You're most welcome. *Smile

 

This tutorial made from a different build of windows 10, looks bit different then mine ?

 

Yeah, it was from an older build. It's updated now. Thank you. *Smile

 

YW, Mate.

 

In 10240 if I do "Use start full screen" on I don't get transparency as per picture in the tutorial (but with the default off I do get transparency).

In 10565 it works as expected (both use transparency).

Is this an issue with 10240 or with my set-up? Does anyone get transparency on RTM full screen start menu?

 

Hello halasz, *Smile

In build 10240, Start full screen will only show the Hero wallpaper behind it, without transparency.

 

I just tried it out for the very first time, since using Windows 10.
Great animation in my opinion, and I like how when I click something the animation "pushes it" open to desktop. But also the All Apps is larger and easier to read. The background blur is just right too(almost like Ubuntu's)...

I think I'll leave it this way awhile.

 

Ok followed instructable, I have 'Classic Start Menu' & with it there is an icon on the start menu to switch over to the new Win 10 start screen in full screen..., which I then dragged onto the task bar for very quick access to it.

My question now is how to pin the Start Screen permanently to 'one' desktop so it stays open, like it used to be in Win 8?
Could there be a legacy registry entry from Win 8's Metro screen?

 

Hello Jarty, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

If you're wanting Start to be full screen, then you can turn it on for that.