How to Enable or Disable Show more tiles on Start in Windows 10


A Tile is an image that represents a pinned app on Start. Live tiles on Start display information that are useful at a glance without opening an app.

The default for tile groups on Start is to have 3 columns of medium sized tiles, but Microsoft has heard feedback from many Insiders who wanted the ability to have a 4th column as well, so they could have two wide or large sized tiles side by side in a group. Starting with Windows 10 build 10547, a Show more tiles on Start setting has been added to be able to do this now. .

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the ability to change the Show more tiles on Start setting for all users in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable the "Show more tiles on Start" setting.

Contents

• Option One: Enable or Disable "Show more tiles on Start" Setting in Local Group Policy Editor
• Option Two: Enable or Disable "Show more tiles on Start" Setting using a REG file

EXAMPLE: "Show more tiles on Start" setting enabled and disabled

OPTION ONE

Enable or Disable "Show more tiles on Start" Setting in Local Group Policy Editor

The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

All editions can use Option Two.

1 Open the all users, specific users or groups, or all users except administrators Local Group Policy Editor for how you want this policy applied.

2 In the left pane of the Local Group Policy Editor, click/tap on to expand User Configuration, Administrative Templates, and Start Menu and Taskbar. (see screenshot below)

3 In the right pane of Start Menu and Taskbar, double click/tap on the Prevent users from customizing their Start Screen policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)

4 Do step 5 (enable) or step 6 (disable) below for what you would like to do.

5 To Enable "Show more tiles on Start" Setting

A) Select (dot) either Not Configured or Disabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)

Not Configured is the default setting.

6 To Disable "Show more tiles on Start" Setting

A) Select (dot) Enabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)

7 When finished, you can close Local Group Policy Editor if you like.

OPTION TWO

Enable or Disable "Show more tiles on Start" Setting using a REG file

The downloadable .reg files below will add and modify the DWORD value in the registry keys below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

NoChangeStartMenu DWORD

(delete) = Enable
1 = Disable

1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.

2 To Enable "Show more tiles on Start" Setting

This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Enable_Show_more_tiles_on_Start_setting.reg

Download

3 To Disable "Show more tiles on Start" Setting

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Disable_Show_more_tiles_on_Start_setting.reg

Download

4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn Brink

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