Windows 12 Mini Start Menu

Windows 12 Mini Start Menu for Windows 11

Transform your Windows 11 Start Menu to achieve a sleek Windows 12 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.

This theme is based on 1920*1080 and 100dpi, so it may look irregular at resolutions below that.

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 its “Advanced” tab and Paste the given code into the Mod settings.

Mod settings

{
  "theme": "Mini Start Menu by VIN STAR",
  "resourceVariables[0].variableKey": "",
  "resourceVariables[0].value": "",
  "controlStyles[0].target": "StartMenu.StartInnerFrame",
  "controlStyles[0].styles[0]": "Margin=0,35,0,24",
  "controlStyles[1].target": "Grid#AllAppsPaneHeader",
  "controlStyles[1].styles[0]": "Visibility=Visible",
  "controlStyles[1].styles[1]": "Margin=100,0,0,10",
  "controlStyles[1].styles[2]": "Padding=0,10,0,0",
  "controlStyles[2].target": "Button#ZoomOutButton",
  "controlStyles[2].styles[0]": "Visibility=Visible",
  "controlStyles[2].styles[1]": "UseSystemFocusVisuals =1",
  "controlStyles[3].target": "SemanticZoom#ZoomControl",
  "controlStyles[3].styles[0]": "IsZoomOutButtonEnabled=true",
  "controlStyles[4].target": "Grid#UndockedRoot",
  "controlStyles[4].styles[0]": "MaxWidth=420",
  "controlStyles[4].styles[1]": "Margin=0",
  "controlStyles[5].target": "StartDocked.StartSizingFrame",
  "controlStyles[5].styles[0]": "MaxWidth=460",
  "controlStyles[5].styles[1]": "MinWidth=460",
  "controlStyles[6].target": "Grid#RootContent",
  "controlStyles[6].styles[0]": "MinWidth=460",
  "controlStyles[7].target": "Grid#InnerContent",
  "controlStyles[7].styles[0]": "Margin=0,0,0,0",
  "controlStyles[8].target": "Grid#AllAppsRoot",
  "controlStyles[8].styles[0]": "Width=460",
  "controlStyles[8].styles[1]": "Margin=0",
  "controlStyles[9].target": "Border#AcrylicBorder",
  "controlStyles[9].styles[0]": "Background:=<AcrylicBrush TintColor=\"{ThemeResource CardStrokeColorDefaultSolid}\" FallbackColor=\"{ThemeResource CardStrokeColorDefaultSolid}\" TintOpacity=\"0\" TintLuminosityOpacity=\".85\" Opacity=\"1\"/>",
  "controlStyles[9].styles[1]": "BorderBrush:=<AcrylicBrush TintColor=\"{ThemeResource SurfaceStrokeColorDefault}\" FallbackColor=\"{ThemeResource SurfaceStrokeColorDefault}\" TintOpacity=\"0\" TintLuminosityOpacity=\".25\" Opacity=\"1\"/>",
  "controlStyles[9].styles[2]": "BorderThickness=1",
  "controlStyles[10].target": "Border#AppBorder",
  "controlStyles[10].styles[0]": "Background:=<AcrylicBrush TintColor=\"{ThemeResource CardStrokeColorDefaultSolid}\"  FallbackColor=\"{ThemeResource CardStrokeColorDefaultSolid}\" TintOpacity=\"0\" TintLuminosityOpacity=\".85\" Opacity=\"1\"/>",
  "controlStyles[10].styles[1]": "BorderBrush:=<AcrylicBrush TintColor=\"{ThemeResource SurfaceStrokeColorDefault}\" FallbackColor=\"{ThemeResource SurfaceStrokeColorDefault}\" TintOpacity=\"0\" TintLuminosityOpacity=\".25\" Opacity=\"1\"/>",
  "controlStyles[11].target": "Border#LayerBorder",
  "controlStyles[11].styles[0]": "Visibility=1",
  "controlStyles[12].target": "TextBlock#UserTileNameText",
  "controlStyles[12].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed",
  "controlStyles[13].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Button#ZoomOutButton > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ContentPresenter#ContentPresenter > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock",
  "controlStyles[13].styles[0]": "Text=",
  "controlStyles[14].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Button#ZoomOutButton",
  "controlStyles[14].styles[0]": "Width=40",
  "controlStyles[14].styles[1]": "Height=40",
  "controlStyles[14].styles[2]": "Margin=0,0,10,10",
  "controlStyles[14].styles[3]": "FontSize=18",
  "controlStyles[14].styles[4]": "CornerRadius=20",
  "controlStyles[15].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock#AllAppsHeading",
  "controlStyles[15].styles[0]": "Text=Windows Apps",
  "controlStyles[15].styles[1]": "Margin=-50,0,0,0",
  "controlStyles[16].target": "Border#Visible",
  "controlStyles[16].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed",
  "controlStyles[17].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ContentPresenter > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.StackPanel > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock",
  "controlStyles[17].styles[0]": "Text=",
  "controlStyles[17].styles[1]": "Margin=0",
  "controlStyles[18].target": "StartDocked.NavigationPaneView",
  "controlStyles[18].styles[0]": "Transform3D:=<CompositeTransform3D RotationZ=\"270\" TranslateY=\"-390\" TranslateX=\"-5\"/>",
  "controlStyles[19].target": "StartDocked.UserTileView#UserTile",
  "controlStyles[19].styles[0]": "Transform3D:=<CompositeTransform3D  RotationZ=\"90\" TranslateY=\"49\" TranslateX=\"330\"/>",
  "controlStyles[20].target": "StartDocked.AppListViewItem > Grid > ContentPresenter",
  "controlStyles[20].styles[0]": "Transform3D:=<CompositeTransform3D RotationZ=\"90\" TranslateY=\"40\"/>",
  "controlStyles[21].target": "StartDocked.PowerOptionsView",
  "controlStyles[21].styles[0]": "Transform3D:=<CompositeTransform3D TranslateY=\"-165\" TranslateX=\"75\" RotationZ=\"90\" />",
  "controlStyles[21].styles[1]": "Margin=-10,0,0,0",
  "controlStyles[22].target": "StartDocked.SearchBoxToggleButton",
  "controlStyles[22].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed",
  "controlStyles[23].target": "StartDocked.LauncherFrame > Grid#RootGrid > Grid#RootContent > Grid#MainContent > Grid#InnerContent > Rectangle",
  "controlStyles[23].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed",
  "controlStyles[24].target": "StartMenu.PinnedList",
  "controlStyles[24].styles[0]": "Width=460",
  "controlStyles[24].styles[1]": "Height=370",
  "controlStyles[25].target": "Button#ShowAllAppsButton",
  "controlStyles[25].styles[0]": "Background:=<SolidColorBrush Color=\"{ThemeResource SystemAccentColorLight1}\" Opacity=\".8\"/>",
  "controlStyles[25].styles[1]": "Margin=30,0,0,0",
  "controlStyles[25].styles[2]": "Padding=5,3",
  "controlStyles[25].styles[3]": "CornerRadius=4",
  "controlStyles[26].target": "Button#ShowMoreSuggestionsButton",
  "controlStyles[26].styles[0]": "Background:=<SolidColorBrush Color=\"{ThemeResource SystemAccentColorLight1}\" Opacity=\".8\"/>",
  "controlStyles[26].styles[1]": "Margin=30,0,0,0",
  "controlStyles[26].styles[2]": "Padding=5,3",
  "controlStyles[26].styles[3]": "CornerRadius=4",
  "controlStyles[27].target": "Button#HideMoreSuggestionsButton",
  "controlStyles[27].styles[0]": "Background:=<SolidColorBrush Color=\"{ThemeResource SystemAccentColorLight1}\" Opacity=\".8\"/>",
  "controlStyles[27].styles[1]": "Margin=30,0,0,0",
  "controlStyles[27].styles[2]": "Padding=5,3",
  "controlStyles[27].styles[3]": "CornerRadius=4",
  "controlStyles[28].target": "Button#CloseAllAppsButton",
  "controlStyles[28].styles[0]": "Background:=<SolidColorBrush Color=\"{ThemeResource SystemAccentColorLight1}\" Opacity=\".8\"/>",
  "controlStyles[28].styles[1]": "Margin=0,0,20,0",
  "controlStyles[28].styles[2]": "Padding=5,3",
  "controlStyles[28].styles[3]": "CornerRadius=4",
  "controlStyles[29].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock#TopLevelSuggestionsListHeaderText",
  "controlStyles[29].styles[0]": "Margin=-30,0,0,0",
  "controlStyles[30].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock#PinnedListHeaderText",
  "controlStyles[30].styles[0]": "Margin=-30,0,0,0",
  "controlStyles[31].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#FrameRoot",
  "controlStyles[31].styles[0]": "Margin=0,-30,0,0",
  "controlStyles[32].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock#MoreSuggestionsListHeaderText",
  "controlStyles[32].styles[0]": "Margin=-30,0,0,0",
  "controlStyles[33].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#MoreSuggestionsContainer",
  "controlStyles[33].styles[0]": "Width=390",
  "controlStyles[33].styles[1]": "Margin=40,0,0,0",
  "controlStyles[34].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.StackPanel > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.FontIcon > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid > Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock",
  "controlStyles[34].styles[0]": "FontSize=15",
  "controlStyles[34].styles[1]": "FontWeight=700",
  "controlStyles[34].styles[2]": "RequestedTheme=2",
  "controlStyles[35].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",
  "controlStyles[35].styles[0]": "MaxWidth=175",
  "controlStyles[35].styles[1]": "MinWidth=175",
  "controlStyles[36].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.GridView#RecommendedList",
  "controlStyles[36].styles[0]": "Width=400",
  "controlStyles[36].styles[1]": "Margin=-30,0,0,0",
  "controlStyles[37].target": "StartMenu.StartInnerFrame",
  "controlStyles[37].styles[0]": "Margin=0,35,0,0",
  "controlStyles[38].target": "StartDocked.UserTileView > StartDocked.NavigationPaneButton > Grid > Border",
  "controlStyles[38].styles[0]": "Margin=8,0,8,0",
  "controlStyles[39].target": "StartDocked.PowerOptionsView > StartDocked.NavigationPaneButton > Grid > Border",
  "controlStyles[39].styles[0]": "CornerRadius=20",
  "controlStyles[39].styles[1]": "Background:=<SolidColorBrush Color=\"{ThemeResource SystemAccentColorLight1}\" Opacity=\".8\"/>",
  "controlStyles[40].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock[Text=]",
  "controlStyles[40].styles[0]": "RequestedTheme=2",
  "controlStyles[41].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#InnerContent > Windows.UI.Xaml.Shapes.Rectangle",
  "controlStyles[41].styles[0]": "Margin=-200,50,0,0"
}

To remove the recommended section from the start menu, paste the following code just above the closing brace }at the end of the script

,
  "controlStyles[24].styles[2]": "Height=593",
  "controlStyles[26].styles[4]": "Visibility=Collapsed",
  "controlStyles[29].styles[1]": "Visibility=Collapsed"

Conclusion

By following these steps, you can easily transform your Windows 11 Start Menu to resemble the modern and sleek Windows 12 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.

Windows 10
Windows 11
Screen size 1920*1080 and above
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Are you new to Windows customization?

Follow the steps given on this post page and I always recommend Creating a Restore Point before starting the customization. If you have any other doubts comment below.