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Hide Category view in the Start Menu

This policy setting allows you to hide the category view in the Start Menu. If you enable this policy setting, the Start Menu will no longer show the category view as an option and will default to grid view.

Policy Details

Policy Name
HideCategoryView
Registry Key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
Value Name
HideCategoryView
Supported On
At least Windows 11 Version 24H2
Policy State Values
Enabled: 1
Disabled: 0
Available Languages
en-us