5 Ways to Remove Recommended in Windows 11

Quick Tips

• Recommendations cluttering your view? Turn off Show most used apps under the Layout section in Settings > Personalization > Start.
• For specific unwanted items, right-click them directly in the Recommended section and choose Remove from list.
• Alternatively, you can customize your Start menu. Right-click on frequently used apps and choose Pin to Start for easy access.

Method 1. Via Settings

Step 1: Press the Windows key on your keyboard, type Settings, and click Open.

Step 2: Click on Personalization in the sidebar.

Step 3: Select Start on the right.

Step 4: Now, toggle off the following options:

• Show recently added apps
• Show most used apps
• Show recently opened items in Start, Jump Lists, and File Explorer
• Show recommendations for tips, shortcuts, new apps, and more.

That’s it. The recommendations will be removed from your PC. If you wish to remove only selected recommendations, check out the next method.

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Method 2. From the Start Menu

Step 1: Click the Windows icon on the taskbar. 

Step 2: Under the Recommended section, right-click on the item you want to remove and select Remove from list.

Note: If you have many items, you will notice a More button at the top right corner. You can also right-click items to remove them individually. 

There you go. You have successfully removed the selected recommendations from the Start menu.

3. Remove Recommended Items Through Windows PowerShell

You cannot disable it in Windows 11 Home/Pro editions. This method works only on Windows 11 Education/SE editions.

Step 1: Press the Windows key, type PowerShell, and click Run as administrator. In the prompt, select Yes.

Step 2: Type (or copy-paste) the below command and press Enter. 

New-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer" -Name "HideRecommendedSection" -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force

There you go. You have disabled recommendations in the Start menu.

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Method 4. Via Registry Editor

Step 1: Press the Windows key, type Registry Editor, and click Run as administrator. In the prompt, select Yes. 

Step 2: In the top address bar, enter the following path.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer

Step 3: Find and double-click on HideRecommendedSection.

Step 4: Now, type 1 in the Value Data field and press OK.

Finally, reboot the system to implement the changes. And that’s it! After booting up your PC again, you will have turned off recommendations in the Start menu.

Method 5. Using Group Policy Editor

The Group Policy Editor is only available for Windows 11 Pro and Enterprise versions. If you are using Windows 11 Home Edition, you can skip this method. 

Step 1: Press the Windows keys, type gpedit.msc, and click Open.

Step 2: In the left pane, select Computer Configuration under Local Computer Policy.

Step 3: In the right pane, double-click on Administrative Templates. 

Step 4: Select the Start Menu and Taskbar option. 

Step 5: Under the Start Menu and Taskbar option, double-click on Remove Recommended section from Start Menu.

Step 6: Choose Enabled > click on Apply > OK.

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