How to resize the Windows 10 Start menu

Is your Start menu too small to hold the Live Tiles you consult most often?

Or, even worse, is it too big and taking up your screen space?

Even though it is apparently static, know that it is possible to resize the Windows 10 Start menu with a few little tricks!

This is done by an integrated - hidden, but integrated - functionality in the operating system: let's see together what it is and how to enlarge, tighten, lengthen or shorten the Windows 10 Start menu!

Preliminary information

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How to resize the Windows 10 Start menu

To resize in height the Windows 10 Start menu is sufficient open it by clicking on the appropriate button e position the mouse on the upper edge of it, until the cursor appears in the classic resizing form.

At this point it will be sufficient to click and drag up or down the cursor for resize the Start menu vertically. If the size is not sufficient to contain all the added Live Tiles, one will be displayed practical scroll bar to reach the lower ones.

The same goes for horizontal resizing: that's enough move the mouse to the horizontal border of the Start menu until the cursor is transformed; then just drag it left or right to enlarge or shrink the Start menu.

This will allow you to resize the Start menu to accommodate one more (or one less) column of Live Tile. Again, if the menu becomes too narrow, it will be possible to reach the invisible tiles using the scroll bar.

As you have seen, this method it does not allow you to set the display of the Start menu full screen. To do this, instead, you need to use a procedure that we illustrate below.

Display the Windows 10 Start menu in full screen

Go to Start> Settings> Personalization> "Start" and scroll down to "Use full screen mode for Start". Set the switch to Enabled.

At this point the display mode will change completely: this is how the Start menu appears in full screen.

We remind you that, if you are interested in making the most of your Start menu and personalizing it even more, we have the guide for you: just click below to reach it!

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