{"id":360,"date":"2025-01-09T22:14:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T22:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/?page_id=360"},"modified":"2025-06-17T15:38:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T15:38:06","slug":"disable-recommended-in-start-menu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/disable-recommended-in-start-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"Disable Recommended in Start Menu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Windows has a default \u201cRecommended\u201d section in the Start Menu, this is typically full of Ads. You can remove these suggestions for a cleaner start menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fix It with CL Debloat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    \n
  1. Download CL Debloat\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Click Downloads in your Browser (Ctrl +J will open the downloads directly) and click the \u201cCLDebloatSetup.exe\u201d file and follow the prompt.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Once installed click the CL Debloat icon on the desktop.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Under the Bloat tab, check the \u201cDisable Recommended in Start Menu\u201d box and click Apply.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    That\u2019s it! The recommended in the Start Menu will he hidden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Fix It with Windows 11 Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
      \n
    1. Click on the Windows 11 Start Menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Navigate to Settings > Personalization > Start.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Disable the “Show recently added apps”, “Show most used apps”, and “Show recently opened items in Start, Jump Lists, and File Explorer” options.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      That\u2019s it! The recommended in the Start Menu will be hidden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      _____________________________________________________________________________________________<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      How to restore Recommended with CL Debloat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Using CL Debloat you can easily undo this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \n
      1. Launch CL Debloat and select the Bloat Tab<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Uncheck the \u201cDisable Recommended in Start Menu\u201d box and click Apply.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        The recommended will be visible in the start menu again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        How to restore the reccomended Using Other Methods<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Method 1:<\/strong>\u00a0You can restore the recommended directly in Windows 11 settings using the following steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \n
        1. Click on the Windows 11 Start Menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Navigate to Settings > Personalization > Start.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Enable the “Show recently added apps”, “Show most used apps”, and “Show recently opened items in Start, Jump Lists, and File Explorer” options.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          That\u2019s it! The recommended in the Start Menu will be restored.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Windows has a default \u201cRecommended\u201d section in the Start Menu, this is typically full of Ads. You can remove these suggestions for a cleaner start menu. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Fix It with CL Debloat That\u2019s it! The recommended in the Start Menu will he hidden. Fix It with Windows 11 Settings That\u2019s it! The recommended in the … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-360","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":391,"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/360\/revisions\/391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cldebloat.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}