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Recommendations in Start Menu

config/tweaks.json
2294  "WPFToggleStartMenuRecommendations": {
2295    "Content": "Recommendations in Start Menu",
2296    "Description": "If disabled, then you will not see recommendations in the Start Menu. WARNING: This will also disable Windows Spotlight on your Lock Screen as a side effect.",
2297    "category": "Customize Preferences",
2298    "panel": "2",
2299    "Type": "Toggle",
2300    "registry": [
2301      {
2302        "Path": "HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\PolicyManager\\current\\device\\Start",
2303        "Name": "HideRecommendedSection",
2304        "Value": "0",
2305        "Type": "DWord",
2306        "OriginalValue": "1",
2307        "DefaultState": "true"
2308      },
2309      {
2310        "Path": "HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\PolicyManager\\current\\device\\Education",
2311        "Name": "IsEducationEnvironment",
2312        "Value": "0",
2313        "Type": "DWord",
2314        "OriginalValue": "1",
2315        "DefaultState": "true"
2316      },
2317      {
2318        "Path": "HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Explorer",
2319        "Name": "HideRecommendedSection",
2320        "Value": "0",
2321        "Type": "DWord",
2322        "OriginalValue": "1",
2323        "DefaultState": "true"
2324      }
2325    ],
2326    "InvokeScript": [
2327      "
2328      Invoke-WinUtilExplorerUpdate -action \"restart\"
2329      "
2330    ],
2331    "UndoScript": [
2332      "
2333      Invoke-WinUtilExplorerUpdate -action \"restart\"
2334      "
2335    ],

Registry Changes

Applications and System Components store and retrieve configuration data to modify Windows settings, so we can use the registry to change many settings in one place.

You can find information about the registry on Wikipedia and Microsoft’s Website.