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

39 Comments

Anonymous February 24, 2025 at 6:33 pm


power button doesn’t
show
GARV BAJPAI January 4, 2025 at 2:34 pm


hey where is mod setting? that i can paste?
1. Alex October 23, 2025 at 10:47 pm
  
  
  you can paste in windhawk start menu styler mod advance 🙂
Deathbot64 December 30, 2024 at 6:50 pm


How do you get the folder icons to show under the pinned apps? i cant get them to show when using this
Jany December 13, 2024 at 1:02 pm


If you want narrower corner radius change CornerRadius=30 to CornerRadius=15
Anonymous October 8, 2024 at 5:29 pm


How to reduce rounded corners
1. Jany December 13, 2024 at 1:02 pm
  
  
  If you want narrower corner radius change CornerRadius=30 to CornerRadius=15
Anonymous September 29, 2024 at 10:32 pm


doesn’t show at all
Anonymous September 26, 2024 at 7:04 pm


Love your work. Thanks you. just wondering is it possible to increase the height or weight of the start menu?
Soul September 16, 2024 at 3:24 am


The power button doesn’t show up at all.
1. saifishoaib503@gmail.com December 19, 2024 at 8:03 pm
  
  
  bro try “controlStyles[11].styles[0]”: “Margin=0,-1080,-10,0”,
  change the margin value 1080 workes for me
Zeeboy September 15, 2024 at 7:11 am


Thank you
Tanim August 26, 2024 at 2:34 pm


Man there is even a light smooth animation when opening AWESOME!

Windows 11X Start Menu