How to Get a Fresh New Start Menu in Windows 11

Tech Rifle

Though Windows 11 has a modern interface, with few tweaks you can turn its design to something even more sleek and futuristic, as found in Windows 11X. Customizing your Start Menu is easy using the Windows 11 Start Menu Styler mod in the Windhawk tool. Here is a simple step-by-step guide to being started.

What is Windhawk?

Windhawk is a simple Windows modification tool that allows you to view, install and manage custom Windhawk mods to customize your system. It has an intuitive interface, so anyone can use it as a beginner and an advanced user.

How to Install and Configure Windows 11 Start Menu Styler.

Follow these steps to revamp your Start Menu:

1. Download and Install Windhawk

  • Download the installer from the official Windhawk website.
  • The setup should be complete – run the installer and follow the wizard to finish things up!

2. Explore Available Mods

  • With that installed, open Windhawk.
  • Click on the “Explore” tab at the top right menu.

3. Install Windows 11 Start Menu Styler Mod

  • Now you can type in the search bar “Windows 11 Start Menu Styler.”
  • Once you find it press the ‘Details’ button to see more about the mod.

4. Install the Mod

  • Click “Install” and confirm any pop up prompts that appear.
  • Just wait for the installation to complete.

5. Configure Advanced Settings

  • Once installed, you travel to the mod’s Advanced settings tab.
  • To have the Windows 12 look, paste the provided customization code to settings field and click on apply button.

Notification Style

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Start Menu Style 1

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Start Menu Style 2

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"controlStyles[27].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Border#ContentBorder > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#DroppedFlickerWorkaroundWrapper > Border@CommonStates",
"controlStyles[27].styles[0]": "BorderBrush@Active:=<RevealBorderBrush Color=\"White\" TargetTheme=\"1\" Opacity=\"0.3\"/>",
"controlStyles[27].styles[1]": "Background:=<RevealBorderBrush Color=\"Transparent\" TargetTheme=\"1\" Opacity=\"0.3\"/>\t",
"controlStyles[27].styles[2]": "Margin=1",
"controlStyles[27].styles[3]": "BorderBrush:=<RevealBorderBrush Color=\"Transparent\" TargetTheme=\"1\" Opacity=\"0.8\"/>",
"controlStyles[28].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Border#ContentBorder > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#DroppedFlickerWorkaroundWrapper > Border#BackgroundBorder",
"controlStyles[28].styles[0]": "Background:=<RevealBorderBrush Color=\"Transparent\" TargetTheme=\"0\" Opacity=\".1\"/>\t",
"controlStyles[28].styles[1]": "Margin=2",
"controlStyles[29].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock#PinnedListHeaderText",
"controlStyles[29].styles[0]": "Visibility=Visible",
"controlStyles[6].styles[2]": "Margin=0,0,0,0",
"controlStyles[30].target": "Rectangle[4]",
"controlStyles[30].styles[0]": "Margin=0,-20,0,0",
"controlStyles[31].target": "Border#AcrylicBorder",
"controlStyles[31].styles[0]": "CornerRadius=30",
"controlStyles[31].styles[1]": "Margin=0",
"controlStyles[31].styles[2]": "BorderThickness=1",
"controlStyles[32].target": "Border#AcrylicOverlay",
"controlStyles[32].styles[0]": "CornerRadius=15",
"controlStyles[32].styles[1]": "BorderBrush:=<RevealBorderBrush Color=\"Transparent\" TargetTheme=\"1\" Opacity=\"0.8\"/>",
"controlStyles[32].styles[2]": "BorderThickness=1",
"controlStyles[32].styles[3]": "Margin=215,75,15,-50",
"controlStyles[33].target": "Border#DropShadow",
"controlStyles[33].styles[0]": "CornerRadius=30",
"controlStyles[33].styles[1]": "Margin=0",
"controlStyles[34].target": "Border#DropShadowDismissTarget",
"controlStyles[34].styles[0]": "CornerRadius=30",
"controlStyles[34].styles[1]": "Margin=0",
"controlStyles[35].target": "StartDocked.PowerOptionsView > StartDocked.NavigationPaneButton > Grid > Border",
"controlStyles[35].styles[0]": "CornerRadius=99",
"controlStyles[35].styles[1]": "Margin=2,3,2,0",
"controlStyles[36].target": "StartDocked.UserTileView",
"controlStyles[36].styles[0]": "Margin=-20,-1250,0,0",
"controlStyles[37].target": "StartDocked.UserTileView > StartDocked.NavigationPaneButton > Grid > Border",
"controlStyles[37].styles[0]": "Margin=8,0,0,0",
"controlStyles[37].styles[1]": "CornerRadius=20",
"controlStyles[38].target": "StartDocked.SearchBoxToggleButton > Grid > Border",
"controlStyles[38].styles[0]": "Background=#11ffffff",
"controlStyles[39].target": "StartDocked.LauncherFrame > Grid#RootGrid > Grid#RootContent > Grid#MainContent > Grid#InnerContent > Rectangle",
"controlStyles[39].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed",
"controlStyles[40].target": "StartDocked.NavigationPaneView",
"controlStyles[40].styles[0]": "Height=50",
"controlStyles[41].target": "StartDocked.AppListView#NavigationPanePlacesListView",
"controlStyles[41].styles[0]": "Margin=0,-30,0,0",
"controlStyles[42].target": "StartDocked.AppListViewItem > Grid",
"controlStyles[42].styles[0]": "Margin=2",
"controlStyles[42].styles[1]": "BorderBrush:=<RevealBorderBrush Color=\"Transparent\" TargetTheme=\"1\" Opacity=\"1\"/>",
"controlStyles[42].styles[2]": "BorderThickness=1",
"controlStyles[42].styles[3]": "Background:=<RevealBorderBrush Color=\"Transparent\" TargetTheme=\"1\" Opacity=\"0.3\"/>\t",
"controlStyles[43].target": "StartDocked.AppListViewItem > Grid#ContentBorder@CommonStates",
"controlStyles[43].styles[0]": "CornerRadius=20",
"controlStyles[44].target": "MenuFlyoutPresenter",
"controlStyles[44].styles[0]": "BorderBrush:=<RevealBorderBrush Color=\"Transparent\" TargetTheme=\"1\" Opacity=\"0.8\"/>",
"controlStyles[44].styles[1]": "BorderThickness=1",
"controlStyles[45].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.FlyoutPresenter[1]",
"controlStyles[45].styles[0]": "Transform3D:=<CompositeTransform3D TranslateX=\"50\"/>"
}

Taskbar Style 1


{
"controlStyles[0].target": "Taskbar.TaskbarFrame#TaskbarFrame",
"controlStyles[0].styles[0]": "Width=Auto",
"controlStyles[1].target": "Taskbar.TaskbarFrame#TaskbarFrame > Grid#RootGrid",
"controlStyles[1].styles[0]": "Background:=<AcrylicBrush TintColor=\"{ThemeResource SystemChromeAltHighColor}\" TintOpacity=\"0.5\" FallbackColor=\"{ThemeResource SystemChromeLowColor}\" />",
"controlStyles[1].styles[1]": "Padding=0",
"controlStyles[1].styles[2]": "CornerRadius=25,25,0,0",
"controlStyles[1].styles[3]": "BorderThickness=0",
"controlStyles[1].styles[4]": "Margin=5,0,5,0",
"controlStyles[2].target": "Rectangle#BackgroundFill",
"controlStyles[2].styles[0]": "Visibility=Visible",
"controlStyles[3].target": "Rectangle#BackgroundStroke",
"controlStyles[3].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed",
"controlStyles[4].target": "Taskbar.AugmentedEntryPointButton#AugmentedEntryPointButton > Taskbar.TaskListButtonPanel#ExperienceToggleButtonRootPanel",
"controlStyles[4].styles[0]": "Margin=0",
"controlStyles[5].target": "Grid#SystemTrayFrameGrid",
"controlStyles[5].styles[0]": "Background:=<AcrylicBrush TintColor=\"{ThemeResource SystemChromeHighColor}\" TintOpacity=\"0.1\" FallbackColor=\"{ThemeResource SystemChromeLowColor}\" />",
"controlStyles[5].styles[1]": "Margin=0,5,10,5",
"controlStyles[5].styles[2]": "CornerRadius=20",
"controlStyles[5].styles[3]": "Padding=5",
"controlStyles[6].target": "SystemTray.ChevronIconView",
"controlStyles[6].styles[0]": "Padding=0,-1",
"controlStyles[6].styles[1]": "CornerRadius=20",
"controlStyles[7].target": "SystemTray.NotifyIconView#NotifyItemIcon",
"controlStyles[7].styles[0]": "Padding=0,-1",
"controlStyles[7].styles[1]": "CornerRadius=20",
"controlStyles[8].target": "SystemTray.OmniButton",
"controlStyles[8].styles[0]": "Padding=0,-1",
"controlStyles[8].styles[1]": "CornerRadius=20",
"controlStyles[9].target": "SystemTray.CopilotIcon",
"controlStyles[9].styles[0]": "Padding=0,-1",
"controlStyles[9].styles[1]": "CornerRadius=20",
"controlStyles[10].target": "SystemTray.OmniButton#NotificationCenterButton > Grid > ContentPresenter > ItemsPresenter > StackPanel > ContentPresenter > systemtray:IconView#SystemTrayIcon > Grid",
"controlStyles[10].styles[0]": "Padding=4,0,4,0",
"controlStyles[11].target": "SystemTray.IconView#SystemTrayIcon > Grid#ContainerGrid > ContentPresenter#ContentPresenter > Grid#ContentGrid > SystemTray.TextIconContent > Grid#ContainerGrid",
"controlStyles[11].styles[0]": "Padding=0",
"controlStyles[12].target": "SystemTray.StackListView#IconStack > ItemsPresenter > StackPanel > ContentPresenter > SystemTray.IconView#SystemTrayIcon",
"controlStyles[12].styles[0]": "Padding=0",
"controlStyles[13].target": "SystemTray.Stack#ShowDesktopStack",
"controlStyles[13].styles[0]": "Margin=0,-4,-12,-4",
"controlStyles[14].target": "SystemTray.OmniButton#NotificationCenterButton > Grid > ContentPresenter > ItemsPresenter > StackPanel > ContentPresenter > SystemTray.IconView#SystemTrayIcon > Grid > Grid > SystemTray.TextIconContent",
"controlStyles[14].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed",
"controlStyles[15].target": "Taskbar.AugmentedEntryPointButton#AugmentedEntryPointButton > Taskbar.TaskListButtonPanel#ExperienceToggleButtonRootPanel > Border#BackgroundElement@CommonStates",
"controlStyles[15].styles[0]": "Background:=<AcrylicBrush TintColor=\"{ThemeResource SystemChromeHighColor}\" TintOpacity=\"0.1\" FallbackColor=\"{ThemeResource SystemChromeLowColor}\" />",
"controlStyles[15].styles[1]": "CornerRadius=20",
"controlStyles[15].styles[2]": "Margin=-2,0,-10,0",
"controlStyles[16].target": "Taskbar.TaskListButtonPanel@CommonStates > Border#BackgroundElement",
"controlStyles[16].styles[0]": "CornerRadius=20",
"controlStyles[17].target": "taskbar:TaskListLabeledButtonPanel@RunningIndicatorStates > Border",
"controlStyles[17].styles[0]": "CornerRadius=20",
"controlStyles[18].target": "Taskbar.TaskListLabeledButtonPanel@CommonStates > Rectangle#RunningIndicator",
"controlStyles[18].styles[0]": "Width=6",
"controlStyles[18].styles[1]": "Height=6",
"controlStyles[18].styles[2]": "RadiusX=20",
"controlStyles[18].styles[3]": "RadiusY=20"
}

Taskbar Style 2


{
"controlStyles[0].target": "Taskbar.TaskbarFrame#TaskbarFrame",
"controlStyles[0].styles[0]": "Width=Auto",
"controlStyles[1].target": "Taskbar.TaskbarFrame#TaskbarFrame > Grid#RootGrid",
"controlStyles[1].styles[0]": "Background:=<AcrylicBrush TintColor=\"{ThemeResource SystemChromeAltHighColor}\" TintOpacity=\"0.5\" FallbackColor=\"{ThemeResource SystemChromeLowColor}\" />",
"controlStyles[1].styles[1]": "Padding=0",
"controlStyles[1].styles[2]": "CornerRadius=25",
"controlStyles[1].styles[3]": "BorderThickness=0",
"controlStyles[1].styles[4]": "Margin=5,0,5,0",
"controlStyles[2].target": "Rectangle#BackgroundFill",
"controlStyles[2].styles[0]": "Visibility=Visible",
"controlStyles[3].target": "Rectangle#BackgroundStroke",
"controlStyles[3].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed",
"controlStyles[4].target": "Taskbar.AugmentedEntryPointButton#AugmentedEntryPointButton > Taskbar.TaskListButtonPanel#ExperienceToggleButtonRootPanel",
"controlStyles[4].styles[0]": "Margin=0",
"controlStyles[5].target": "Grid#SystemTrayFrameGrid",
"controlStyles[5].styles[0]": "Background:=<AcrylicBrush TintColor=\"{ThemeResource SystemChromeHighColor}\" TintOpacity=\"0.1\" FallbackColor=\"{ThemeResource SystemChromeLowColor}\" />",
"controlStyles[5].styles[1]": "Margin=0,5,10,5",
"controlStyles[5].styles[2]": "CornerRadius=20",
"controlStyles[5].styles[3]": "Padding=5",
"controlStyles[6].target": "SystemTray.ChevronIconView",
"controlStyles[6].styles[0]": "Padding=0,-1",
"controlStyles[6].styles[1]": "CornerRadius=20",
"controlStyles[7].target": "SystemTray.NotifyIconView#NotifyItemIcon",
"controlStyles[7].styles[0]": "Padding=0,-1",
"controlStyles[7].styles[1]": "CornerRadius=20",
"controlStyles[8].target": "SystemTray.OmniButton",
"controlStyles[8].styles[0]": "Padding=0,-1",
"controlStyles[8].styles[1]": "CornerRadius=20",
"controlStyles[9].target": "SystemTray.CopilotIcon",
"controlStyles[9].styles[0]": "Padding=0,-1",
"controlStyles[9].styles[1]": "CornerRadius=20",
"controlStyles[10].target": "SystemTray.OmniButton#NotificationCenterButton > Grid > ContentPresenter > ItemsPresenter > StackPanel > ContentPresenter > systemtray:IconView#SystemTrayIcon > Grid",
"controlStyles[10].styles[0]": "Padding=4,0,4,0",
"controlStyles[11].target": "SystemTray.IconView#SystemTrayIcon > Grid#ContainerGrid > ContentPresenter#ContentPresenter > Grid#ContentGrid > SystemTray.TextIconContent > Grid#ContainerGrid",
"controlStyles[11].styles[0]": "Padding=0",
"controlStyles[12].target": "SystemTray.StackListView#IconStack > ItemsPresenter > StackPanel > ContentPresenter > SystemTray.IconView#SystemTrayIcon",
"controlStyles[12].styles[0]": "Padding=0",
"controlStyles[13].target": "SystemTray.Stack#ShowDesktopStack",
"controlStyles[13].styles[0]": "Margin=0,-4,-12,-4",
"controlStyles[14].target": "SystemTray.OmniButton#NotificationCenterButton > Grid > ContentPresenter > ItemsPresenter > StackPanel > ContentPresenter > SystemTray.IconView#SystemTrayIcon > Grid > Grid > SystemTray.TextIconContent",
"controlStyles[14].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed",
"controlStyles[15].target": "Taskbar.AugmentedEntryPointButton#AugmentedEntryPointButton > Taskbar.TaskListButtonPanel#ExperienceToggleButtonRootPanel > Border#BackgroundElement@CommonStates",
"controlStyles[15].styles[0]": "Background:=<AcrylicBrush TintColor=\"{ThemeResource SystemChromeHighColor}\" TintOpacity=\"0.1\" FallbackColor=\"{ThemeResource SystemChromeLowColor}\" />",
"controlStyles[15].styles[1]": "CornerRadius=20",
"controlStyles[15].styles[2]": "Margin=-2,0,-10,0",
"controlStyles[16].target": "Taskbar.TaskListButtonPanel@CommonStates > Border#BackgroundElement",
"controlStyles[16].styles[0]": "CornerRadius=20",
"controlStyles[17].target": "taskbar:TaskListLabeledButtonPanel@RunningIndicatorStates > Border",
"controlStyles[17].styles[0]": "CornerRadius=20",
"controlStyles[18].target": "Taskbar.TaskListLabeledButtonPanel@CommonStates > Rectangle#RunningIndicator",
"controlStyles[18].styles[0]": "Width=6",
"controlStyles[18].styles[1]": "Height=6",
"controlStyles[18].styles[2]": "RadiusX=20",
"controlStyles[18].styles[3]": "RadiusY=20"
}

Tips for Customization

  • Experiment with Colors: Try modifying the code to test different types of color schemes to see a different look.
  • Adjust Transparency: Manipulating transparency is the lens through which we balance aesthetic candy and readability.
  • Backup Settings: Save your code somewhere safe, from where you can revert or share your customizations.

Benefits of Using Windhawk

  • Lightweight and Fast: Windhawk runs efficiently on the side without affecting system performance.
  • Safe Customizations: Windhawk mods will verify and remove all mods that contain potentially harmful scripts.
  • One-Click Reversal: You can easily remove or remove mods without affecting stability of your system.

Final Thoughts

Transforming your Start Menu into your Windows 11 Start Menu with the Windows 11 Start Menu Styler mod is a great time. Completely customizable, Windhawk is lightweight and point and click simple to use, allowing you to customize the looks of your system while keeping it as light as possible.

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Start creating, just like you want a unique Start Menu to be!

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