Spring Cleaning Blog Series: Clean up your Taskbar and Start Menu
Spring cleaning isn’t just for your home—it’s also essential for keeping your computer running smoothly. This is the fifth blog in our 8-blog series to help you tidy up your PC or Mac:
Clean Up Your Taskbar and Start Menu:
Cleaning up your Taskbar and Start Menu can significantly improve your Windows PC experience. Here’s how it helps:
1. Reduced Clutter:
The Windows 10 Start menu can become crowded with various content, including installed apps, favorite apps, and Windows locations.
By controlling what details are displayed, you can reduce clutter and make the Start menu more manageable.
2. Customization:
Adjust the Start menu settings to your preference:
Show App List in Start Menu: Toggle this to display or hide the column with all your installed apps. Turning it off reduces clutter, but you can still access the app list by clicking its icon.
Show Recently Added Apps: Displays recently installed apps at the top of the list. Turning it off reduces clutter.
Show Most Used Apps: Shows frequently used apps. You can turn this off to declutter the menu.
Show Suggestions Occasionally in Start: Another option to reduce the number of listed apps.
Choose which folders appear on the left side of the Start menu. Disable folders you don’t access regularly to reduce icons in that area.
3. Uninstall Unneeded Apps:
Right-click on an app in the Start menu and select Uninstall to remove applications you no longer need.
4. Organize via File Explorer:
Unfortunately, there’s no direct way to organize the app list within the menu.
Use File Explorer:
Open two instances of File Explorer.
Sort and organize your apps by managing shortcuts and files.
Remember, a clean and organized Taskbar and Start Menu lead to a more efficient and pleasant computing experience!
