Security News > 2020 > October > A closer look at Windows 10's brand-new Start Menu

During a Windows Insider webcast, Microsoft teased its vision for a new Windows 10 Start Menu that features partially transparent theme-aware tiles to showcase the new Fluent-based colorful icons.

Starting with Windows 10 version 20H2, which is now rolling out to seekers, Start Menu finally uses the theme-aware tiles.

In Windows 10 version 2004 or older, we have Start Menu tiles with a colored background, as shown in the screenshot below.

If you don't want to install the version 20H2 update just for the new Start Menu, don't worry - you can also enable the new Start menu in Windows 10 version 2004 by hacking Windows Registry.

The Registry hack highlighted below will allow you to unlock the new Start menu, updated Alt-Tab, and other improvements without upgrading to Windows 10 20H2. It's important to understand that the Registry Editor is a powerful tool, and it is recommended that you first create a backup of the registry before making any changes.

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