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What should show on the quick access shortcut list?

These options are for what and how items on the bottom side of the start menu are displayed

Items can be added, removed, reordered or display options changed from here

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Items can be added, removed, reordered or have display options changed:

Display as a link - This option will open to the selected location

Display as a menu - This option will set an in-place jump list

Set icon - Custom images for added items to this list can also be used, by clicking “Set icon…” and selecting an image from the navigation window, then clicking “Open”

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Manage custom filtered folders

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How should the menu look?

This area has options to change the color, background, visual effects, and more.

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Change menu color, font size or transparency

Use automatic color for start menu: On/Off

If off is selected, the option to select your own color will be available

Make menu font bigger or smaller

Sider setting to change the font size in the start menu

Adjust menu transparency

Sider setting to change the transparency level of the start menu

Visual touches

This section is used to change the visual effect on the start menu

Round the corners of the menu and menu elements: On/Off

On:

Off:

Animate the menu when opening it: On/Off

If on the menu will have a sliding animation, if off it just appears in place

 

 

Offset the menu from the taskbar

This option sets if there is space between the start menu and the taskbar

Never:

Always/If centered:

Do not offset the menu horizontally to ensure it lines up with the start button

This option is to set if the start menu will always open above the start button or not

Off:

On:

Would you like your menu to have a background image

Use a custom menu background: On/Off

Settings area to select a background for the Start Menu, also has transparency and color settings

Advanced

Toggle whether web links pinned to the start menu should obtain the favicon image

Power Menu Options

Show shutdown and reboot options when connected via Remote Desktop

Advanced options

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Show recently added apps

Adds recently installed applications to the ‘All applications' list

Show recent documents

Adds recently installed applications to the main Start Menu

On:

Off:

Shortcut icons should be sized

Changes the size of the icons on the start menu

Size options are: Tiny, Small Medium, Large, Extra Large, Huge, and Absurd

Tiny:

 

Huge:

Use full screen menu

Opens the start menu to fill the entire screen

Off:

On:

Hide folders from recent documents list

Removed folders from the recent documents section of the start menu

Off:

On:

Load up custom static tile images (Experimental)

Loads up the app defined tile images rather than icon.  These are the images used on the Win10 start menu in Win10

Synchronize pinned items from the OS menu with Start11 (sign out required)

Syncs the OS pinned start items to the Start11 start

Use Windows 10 style folders

Uses Windows 10 style folders