Transform your Windows 11 Start Menu to achieve a sleek Windows 11X look by following these simple steps using the Windows 11 Start Menu Styler Windhawk mod. This guide will walk you through the installation and customization process to enhance your Start Menu’s appearance effortlessly.

Steps to Install Windhawk and the Mod:

Download and install Windhawk.

Open Windhawk and go to “Explore” in the upper right menu.

Search for “Windows 11 Start Menu Styler” and click “Details.”

Click “Install” and accept any pop-ups.

After installing the mod:
Open the “Settings” tab → paste the YAML-formatted code into “Textual mode” or
Open the “Advanced” tab → paste the JSON-formatted code into “Mod settings”

theme: VinStar
disableNewStartMenuLayout: legacyClassicLayout
styleConstants:
  - Background=<RevealBorderBrush Color="Transparent" TargetTheme="1" Opacity="0.3"/>	
  - BorderBrush=<RevealBorderBrush Color="Transparent" TargetTheme="1" Opacity="0.8"/>
  - BorderThickness=1
  - CornerRadius=99
  - CornerRadius2=20
  - CornerRadius3=30,30,0,0
  - FlowDirection=0
  - Margin=2
  - Margin2=0,0,0,-15
  - Visibility=Visible
  - Visibility2=Collapsed
controlStyles:
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#UndockedRoot
    styles:
      - Margin=200,-10,0,0
      - Visibility=$Visibility
      - Width=450
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#AllAppsRoot
    styles:
      - Margin=180,0,-220,0
      - Transform3D:=<CompositeTransform3D TranslateX="-1100" />
      - Visibility=$Visibility
      - Width=290
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Button#CloseAllAppsButton
    styles:
      - Visibility=$Visibility2
  - target: StartDocked.StartSizingFrame
    styles:
      - MaxHeight=670
      - MaxWidth=650
      - MinWidth=650
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#ShowMoreSuggestions
    styles:
      - Visibility=$Visibility2
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Button#ShowAllAppsButton
    styles:
      - Visibility=$Visibility2
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.GridView#RecommendedList > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Border > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ScrollViewer#ScrollViewer > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Border#Root > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ScrollContentPresenter#ScrollContentPresenter > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ItemsPresenter > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ItemsWrapGrid > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.GridViewItem
    styles:
      - Margin=0,0,0,0
      - MaxWidth=190
      - MinWidth=190
  - target: StartDocked.AllAppsGridListView#AppsList
    styles:
      - Padding=90,3,6,16
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#AllAppsPaneHeader
    styles:
      - Margin=97,-10,0,0
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#SuggestionsParentContainer
    styles:
      - Margin=-20,0,0,0
      - Visibility=$Visibility2
  - target: StartDocked.NavigationPaneView#NavigationPane
    styles:
      - FlowDirection=$FlowDirection
      - Margin=30,0,30,0
  - target: StartDocked.PowerOptionsView
    styles:
      - CornerRadius=$CornerRadius
      - Margin=0,-1196,-10,0
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ItemsStackPanel
    styles:
      - FlowDirection=1
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ListViewItem
    styles:
      - FlowDirection=$FlowDirection
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ItemsStackPanel > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ListViewItem
    styles:
      - FlowDirection=$FlowDirection
  - target: StartDocked.SearchBoxToggleButton#StartMenuSearchBox
    styles:
      - Margin=23,-101,23,-514
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock#NoSuggestionsWithoutSettingsLink
    styles:
      - Margin=11,0,48,0
  - target: StartDocked.LauncherFrame > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#RootGrid > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#RootContent > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#MainContent > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#InnerContent > Windows.UI.Xaml.Shapes.Rectangle
    styles:
      - Margin=67,7,0,21
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.SemanticZoom#ZoomControl
    styles:
      - IsZoomOutButtonEnabled=true
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Button#ZoomOutButton > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ContentPresenter#ContentPresenter > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock
    styles:
      - Text=îœ¿
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Button#ZoomOutButton
    styles:
      - Background=Transparent
      - BorderBrush=Transparent
      - CornerRadius=4
      - FontSize=14
      - Height=28
      - Margin=0,-36,10,0
      - VerticalAlignment=0
      - Width=28
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ListView#ZoomAppsList
    styles:
      - Padding=86,0,27,0
  - target: StartDocked.SearchBoxToggleButton
    styles:
      - CornerRadius=$CornerRadius2
      - Height=38
      - Margin=215,-10,70,30
  - target: StartMenu.PinnedList
    styles:
      - Height=480
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock#PinnedListHeaderText
    styles:
      - Margin=-30,0,0,0
      - Visibility=$Visibility
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#TopLevelSuggestionsListHeader
    styles:
      - Visibility=$Visibility2
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Border#ContentBorder > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#DroppedFlickerWorkaroundWrapper > Border@CommonStates
    styles:
      - Background:=$Background
      - BorderBrush:=$BorderBrush
      - BorderBrush@Active:=<RevealBorderBrush Color="White" TargetTheme="1" Opacity="0.3"/>
      - Margin=1
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Border#ContentBorder > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#DroppedFlickerWorkaroundWrapper > Border#BackgroundBorder
    styles:
      - Background:=<RevealBorderBrush Color="Transparent" TargetTheme="0" Opacity=".1"/>	
      - Margin=$Margin
  - target: Rectangle[4]
    styles:
      - Margin=0,-20,0,0
  - target: Border#AcrylicBorder
    styles:
      - BorderThickness=1,1,1,0
      - CornerRadius=$CornerRadius3
      - Margin=$Margin2
  - target: Border#AcrylicOverlay
    styles:
      - BorderBrush:=$BorderBrush
      - BorderThickness=$BorderThickness
      - CornerRadius=15
      - Margin=215,75,15,-64
  - target: Border#DropShadow
    styles:
      - CornerRadius=$CornerRadius3
      - Margin=$Margin2
  - target: Border#DropShadowDismissTarget
    styles:
      - CornerRadius=$CornerRadius3
      - Margin=$Margin2
  - target: StartDocked.PowerOptionsView > StartDocked.NavigationPaneButton > Grid > Border
    styles:
      - CornerRadius=$CornerRadius
      - Margin=2,3,2,0
  - target: StartDocked.UserTileView
    styles:
      - Margin=-20,-1190,0,0
  - target: StartDocked.UserTileView > StartDocked.NavigationPaneButton > Grid > Border
    styles:
      - CornerRadius=$CornerRadius2
      - Margin=8,0,0,0
  - target: StartDocked.SearchBoxToggleButton > Grid > Border
    styles:
      - Background=#11ffffff
  - target: StartDocked.LauncherFrame > Grid#RootGrid > Grid#RootContent > Grid#MainContent > Grid#InnerContent > Rectangle
    styles:
      - Visibility=$Visibility2
  - target: StartDocked.NavigationPaneView
    styles:
      - Height=50
  - target: StartDocked.AppListView#NavigationPanePlacesListView
    styles:
      - Margin=0,10,0,0
  - target: StartDocked.AppListViewItem > Grid
    styles:
      - Background:=$Background
      - BorderBrush:=<RevealBorderBrush Color="Transparent" TargetTheme="1" Opacity="1"/>
      - BorderThickness=$BorderThickness
      - Margin=$Margin
  - target: StartDocked.AppListViewItem > Grid#ContentBorder@CommonStates
    styles:
      - CornerRadius=$CornerRadius2
  - target: MenuFlyoutPresenter
    styles:
      - BorderBrush:=$BorderBrush
      - BorderThickness=$BorderThickness
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.FlyoutPresenter[1]
    styles:
      - Transform3D:=<CompositeTransform3D  TranslateX="50"/>

Paste the code into the Settings > Textual Mode.

theme: VinStar
disableNewStartMenuLayout: legacyClassicLayout
styleConstants:
  - Background=<RevealBorderBrush Color="Transparent" TargetTheme="1" Opacity="0.3"/>	
  - BorderBrush=<RevealBorderBrush Color="Transparent" TargetTheme="1" Opacity="0.8"/>
  - BorderThickness=1
  - CornerRadius=99
  - CornerRadius2=20
  - CornerRadius3=30
  - FlowDirection=0
  - Margin=2
  - Margin2=0
  - Visibility=Visible
  - Visibility2=Collapsed
controlStyles:
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#UndockedRoot
    styles:
      - Margin=200,-10,0,0
      - Visibility=$Visibility
      - Width=450
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#AllAppsRoot
    styles:
      - Margin=180,0,-220,0
      - Transform3D:=<CompositeTransform3D TranslateX="-1100" />
      - Visibility=$Visibility
      - Width=290
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Button#CloseAllAppsButton
    styles:
      - Visibility=$Visibility2
  - target: StartDocked.StartSizingFrame
    styles:
      - MaxHeight=700
      - MaxWidth=650
      - MinWidth=650
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#ShowMoreSuggestions
    styles:
      - Visibility=$Visibility2
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Button#ShowAllAppsButton
    styles:
      - Visibility=$Visibility2
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.GridView#RecommendedList > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Border > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ScrollViewer#ScrollViewer > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Border#Root > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ScrollContentPresenter#ScrollContentPresenter > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ItemsPresenter > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ItemsWrapGrid > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.GridViewItem
    styles:
      - Margin=0,0,0,0
      - MaxWidth=190
      - MinWidth=190
  - target: StartDocked.AllAppsGridListView#AppsList
    styles:
      - Padding=90,3,6,16
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#AllAppsPaneHeader
    styles:
      - Margin=97,-10,0,0
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#SuggestionsParentContainer
    styles:
      - Margin=-20,0,0,0
      - Visibility=$Visibility2
  - target: StartDocked.NavigationPaneView#NavigationPane
    styles:
      - FlowDirection=$FlowDirection
      - Margin=30,0,30,0
  - target: StartDocked.PowerOptionsView
    styles:
      - CornerRadius=$CornerRadius
      - Margin=0,-1256,-10,0
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ItemsStackPanel
    styles:
      - FlowDirection=1
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ListViewItem
    styles:
      - FlowDirection=$FlowDirection
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ItemsStackPanel > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ListViewItem
    styles:
      - FlowDirection=$FlowDirection
  - target: StartDocked.SearchBoxToggleButton#StartMenuSearchBox
    styles:
      - Margin=23,-101,23,-514
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock#NoSuggestionsWithoutSettingsLink
    styles:
      - Margin=11,0,48,0
  - target: StartDocked.LauncherFrame > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#RootGrid > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#RootContent > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#MainContent > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#InnerContent > Windows.UI.Xaml.Shapes.Rectangle
    styles:
      - Margin=67,7,0,21
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.SemanticZoom#ZoomControl
    styles:
      - IsZoomOutButtonEnabled=true
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Button#ZoomOutButton > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ContentPresenter#ContentPresenter > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock
    styles:
      - Text=îœ¿
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Button#ZoomOutButton
    styles:
      - Background=Transparent
      - BorderBrush=Transparent
      - CornerRadius=4
      - FontSize=14
      - Height=28
      - Margin=0,-36,10,0
      - VerticalAlignment=0
      - Width=28
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ListView#ZoomAppsList
    styles:
      - Padding=86,0,27,0
  - target: StartDocked.SearchBoxToggleButton
    styles:
      - CornerRadius=$CornerRadius2
      - Height=38
      - Margin=215,-10,70,30
  - target: StartMenu.PinnedList
    styles:
      - Height=500
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock#PinnedListHeaderText
    styles:
      - Margin=-30,0,0,0
      - Visibility=$Visibility
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#TopLevelSuggestionsListHeader
    styles:
      - Visibility=$Visibility2
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Border#ContentBorder > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#DroppedFlickerWorkaroundWrapper > Border@CommonStates
    styles:
      - Background:=$Background
      - BorderBrush:=$BorderBrush
      - BorderBrush@Active:=<RevealBorderBrush Color="White" TargetTheme="1" Opacity="0.3"/>
      - Margin=1
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Border#ContentBorder > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#DroppedFlickerWorkaroundWrapper > Border#BackgroundBorder
    styles:
      - Background:=<RevealBorderBrush Color="Transparent" TargetTheme="0" Opacity=".1"/>	
      - Margin=$Margin
  - target: Rectangle[4]
    styles:
      - Margin=0,-20,0,0
  - target: Border#AcrylicBorder
    styles:
      - BorderThickness=$BorderThickness
      - CornerRadius=$CornerRadius3
      - Margin=$Margin2
  - target: Border#AcrylicOverlay
    styles:
      - BorderBrush:=$BorderBrush
      - BorderThickness=$BorderThickness
      - CornerRadius=15
      - Margin=215,75,15,-50
  - target: Border#DropShadow
    styles:
      - CornerRadius=$CornerRadius3
      - Margin=$Margin2
  - target: Border#DropShadowDismissTarget
    styles:
      - CornerRadius=$CornerRadius3
      - Margin=$Margin2
  - target: StartDocked.PowerOptionsView > StartDocked.NavigationPaneButton > Grid > Border
    styles:
      - CornerRadius=$CornerRadius
      - Margin=2,3,2,0
  - target: StartDocked.UserTileView
    styles:
      - Margin=-20,-1250,0,0
  - target: StartDocked.UserTileView > StartDocked.NavigationPaneButton > Grid > Border
    styles:
      - CornerRadius=$CornerRadius2
      - Margin=8,0,0,0
  - target: StartDocked.SearchBoxToggleButton > Grid > Border
    styles:
      - Background=#11ffffff
  - target: StartDocked.LauncherFrame > Grid#RootGrid > Grid#RootContent > Grid#MainContent > Grid#InnerContent > Rectangle
    styles:
      - Visibility=$Visibility2
  - target: StartDocked.NavigationPaneView
    styles:
      - Height=50
  - target: StartDocked.AppListView#NavigationPanePlacesListView
    styles:
      - Margin=0,-30,0,0
  - target: StartDocked.AppListViewItem > Grid
    styles:
      - Background:=$Background
      - BorderBrush:=<RevealBorderBrush Color="Transparent" TargetTheme="1" Opacity="1"/>
      - BorderThickness=$BorderThickness
      - Margin=$Margin
  - target: StartDocked.AppListViewItem > Grid#ContentBorder@CommonStates
    styles:
      - CornerRadius=$CornerRadius2
  - target: MenuFlyoutPresenter
    styles:
      - BorderBrush:=$BorderBrush
      - BorderThickness=$BorderThickness
  - target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.FlyoutPresenter[1]
    styles:
      - Transform3D:=<CompositeTransform3D TranslateX="50"/>

Paste the code into the Settings > Textual Mode.

Conclusion

By following these steps, you can easily transform your Windows 11 Start Menu to resemble the modern and sleek Windows 11X concept style. This customization not only enhances the visual appeal but also provides a refreshed user experience, making your Start Menu more enjoyable and functional.

Summary Box

NameWindows 11X Start Menu

CategoryWindows 11 Start Menu Styler

PlatformWindows 11

DeveloperVIN STAR

Windhawk Mod Styles

go to the setting tap textual mode and replace all the text with this it shoul fix most of the issues with keeeping phone link menu.still finding fix to blinking cursor and misplaced account root.

theme: ”
disableNewStartMenuLayout: 0
controlStyles:
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#UndockedRoot
styles:
– Visibility=Visible
– Width=450
– Margin=200,-10,0,0
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#AllAppsRoot
styles:
– Visibility=Visible
– Width=290
– Transform3D:=
– Margin=10,0,15,0
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Button#CloseAllAppsButton
styles:
– Visibility=Collapsed
– target: StartDocked.StartSizingFrame
styles:
– MinWidth=650
– MaxWidth=1000
– MaxHeight=700
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#ShowMoreSuggestions
styles:
– Visibility=Collapsed
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Button#ShowAllAppsButton
styles:
– Visibility=Collapsed
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.GridView#RecommendedList > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Border > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ScrollViewer#ScrollViewer > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Border#Root > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ScrollContentPresenter#ScrollContentPresenter > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ItemsPresenter > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ItemsWrapGrid > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.GridViewItem
styles:
– MaxWidth=190
– MinWidth=190
– Margin=0,0,0,0
– target: StartDocked.AllAppsGridListView#AppsList
styles:
– Padding=90,3,6,16
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#AllAppsPaneHeader
styles:
– Margin=97,-10,0,0
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#SuggestionsParentContainer
styles:
– Visibility=Collapsed
– target: StartDocked.NavigationPaneView#NavigationPane
styles:
– FlowDirection=0
– Margin=30,0,30,0
– target: StartDocked.PowerOptionsView
styles:
– Margin=0,-1256,-10,0
– CornerRadius=99
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ItemsStackPanel
styles:
– FlowDirection=1
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ListViewItem
styles:
– FlowDirection=0
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ItemsStackPanel > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ListViewItem
styles:
– FlowDirection=0
– target: StartDocked.SearchBoxToggleButton#StartMenuSearchBox
styles:
– Margin=23,-101,23,-514
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock#NoSuggestionsWithoutSettingsLink
styles:
– Margin=11,0,48,0
– target: StartDocked.LauncherFrame > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#RootGrid > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#RootContent > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#MainContent > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#InnerContent > Windows.UI.Xaml.Shapes.Rectangle
styles:
– Margin=67,7,0,21
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.SemanticZoom#ZoomControl
styles:
– IsZoomOutButtonEnabled=true
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Button#ZoomOutButton > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ContentPresenter#ContentPresenter > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock
styles:
– Text=
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Button#ZoomOutButton
styles:
– Width=28
– Height=28
– Margin=0,-36,10,0
– FontSize=14
– CornerRadius=4
– VerticalAlignment=0
– Background=Transparent
– BorderBrush=Transparent
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ListView#ZoomAppsList
styles:
– Padding=86,0,27,0
– target: StartDocked.SearchBoxToggleButton
styles:
– Height=38
– Margin=215,-10,70,30
– CornerRadius=20
– target: StartMenu.PinnedList
styles:
– Height=500
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock#PinnedListHeaderText
styles:
– Margin=-30,0,0,0
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#SuggestionsParentContainer
styles:
– Margin=-20,0,0,0
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#TopLevelSuggestionsListHeader
styles:
– Visibility=Collapsed
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Border#ContentBorder > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#DroppedFlickerWorkaroundWrapper > Border@CommonStates
styles:
– BorderBrush@Active:=
– “Background:=\t”
– Margin=1
– BorderBrush:=
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Border#ContentBorder > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#DroppedFlickerWorkaroundWrapper > Border#BackgroundBorder
styles:
– “Background:=\t”
– Margin=2
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock#PinnedListHeaderText
styles:
– Visibility=Visible
– target: Rectangle[4]
styles:
– Margin=0,-20,0,0
– target: Border#AcrylicBorder
styles:
– CornerRadius=11
– Margin=0,0,0,0
– BorderThickness=1
– target: Border#AcrylicOverlay
styles:
– CornerRadius=15
– BorderBrush:=
– BorderThickness=1
– Margin=215,75,15,-50
– target: Border#DropShadow
styles:
– CornerRadius=20,20,20,20
– Margin=0,0,0,0
– target: Border#DropShadowDismissTarget
styles:
– CornerRadius=30
– Margin=0
– target: StartDocked.PowerOptionsView > StartDocked.NavigationPaneButton > Grid > Border
styles:
– CornerRadius=99
– Margin=2,3,2,0
– target: StartDocked.UserTileView
styles:
– Margin=-20,-1250,0,0
– target: StartDocked.UserTileView > StartDocked.NavigationPaneButton > Grid > Border
styles:
– Margin=8,0,0,0
– CornerRadius=20
– target: StartDocked.SearchBoxToggleButton > Grid > Border
styles:
– Background=#11ffffff
– target: StartDocked.LauncherFrame > Grid#RootGrid > Grid#RootContent > Grid#MainContent > Grid#InnerContent > Rectangle
styles:
– Visibility=Collapsed
– target: StartDocked.NavigationPaneView
styles:
– Height=50
– target: StartDocked.AppListView#NavigationPanePlacesListView
styles:
– Margin=0,-30,0,0
– target: StartDocked.AppListViewItem > Grid
styles:
– Margin=2
– BorderBrush:=
– BorderThickness=1
– “Background:=\t”
– target: StartDocked.AppListViewItem > Grid#ContentBorder@CommonStates
styles:
– CornerRadius=20
– target: MenuFlyoutPresenter
styles:
– BorderBrush:=
– BorderThickness=1
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.FlyoutPresenter[1]
styles:
– Transform3D:=
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBox#SearchTextBox
styles:
– Visibility=Collapsed
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#SearchBoxRoot
styles:
– Visibility=Collapsed
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.AutoSuggestBox#SearchBox
styles:
– Visibility=Collapsed
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock#NoTopLevelSuggestionsText
styles:
– Visibility=Collapsed
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock#NoSuggestionsText
styles:
– Visibility=Collapsed
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock#SearchPlaceholderText
styles:
– Visibility=Collapsed
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ListView#SuggestionsList
styles:
– Visibility=Collapsed
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#SuggestionsRoot
styles:
– Visibility=Collapsed
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#ResultsRoot
styles:
– Visibility=Collapsed
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBox
styles:
– Visibility=Collapsed
– target: Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.AutoSuggestBox
styles:
– visibility=collapsed
webContentStyles:
– target: ”
styles:
– ”
webContentCustomJs: ”
styleConstants:
– ”
resourceVariables:
– variableKey: ”
value: ”

39 Comments

RevG June 15, 2026 at 5:00 pm


Please rebuild for latest windows update.
Anonymous June 6, 2026 at 12:14 pm


Please rebuild for latest windows update
Anonymous June 5, 2026 at 11:32 am


i made a similarish minimal theme since it looks like Vinstar is missing. feel free to add to it.

Put this in Settings > Textual Mode

theme: ‘Win11x-25H2’
controlStyles:
– target: Border#AcrylicBorder
styles:
#- Background:=
– BorderThickness=1
– CornerRadius=15
– Width=490
– target: Border#AcrylicOverlay
styles:
– Visibility=Collapsed
# Pinned apps centered
– target: GridView#PinnedList
styles:
– HorizontalAlignment=Center
# Width for start menu
– target: Grid#MainMenu
styles:
– Width=490
# Height for start menu
– target: Grid#FrameRoot
styles:
– Height=750
1. Anonymous June 6, 2026 at 6:03 am
  
  
  for updates to this theme, you can visit the Windhawk Discord channel and look for the “Win11x-ish Start Menu for 25H2 Updated Style” post
Anonymous June 2, 2026 at 11:51 am


@VinStar, Please update this for 25H2 everything is way off!
Anonymous May 18, 2026 at 10:49 pm


PLEASE rebuild this for 25H2 redesign! @VinStar
Anonymous May 18, 2026 at 9:44 pm


anyone have this mod for the redesigned start menu? 🙁
ScoleRTE May 11, 2026 at 4:04 pm


How can I fix the issue where the cursor blinks next to my Microsoft profile instead of in the search bar?
zurk January 1, 2026 at 9:17 am


there is also a transparent corner on the bottom right. This issue and the blinker would be nice to get fixed
hotcoffe December 30, 2025 at 2:03 am


go to the setting tap textual mode and replace all the text with this it shoul fix most of the issues with keeeping phone link menu.still finding fix to blinking cursor and misplaced account root.

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