How to Backup, Restore, Reset Start Menu layout in Windows 11/10

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At times yous may want to preserve your Start Menu layout or keep the same layout across your Windows eleven/10 devices. In such a case it might be a good idea to fill-in your Start Menu layout so that you tin can restore it again. This postal service will show y'all how to Backup and Restore Beginning Card layout, and fifty-fifty how to Reset Commencement Carte du jour to default in Windows 11/x.

To begin, you demand to exercise the following first – Enable the super built-in Administrator account in Windows 10. And then, if you are running a dissimilar account, we suggest you sign out from that business relationship and sign in with the Administrator account you just enabled moments ago.

Side by side, you need to brand File Explorer show Hidden & System files and folders.

Fill-in Start Menu settings in Windows 11/10

Having done the initial basic things, navigate to the following address:

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\TileDataLayer

Call back to replace the <user proper name> portion with the name of the user whose Start Card layout y'all need to backup.

Click open TileDataLayer folder and you will encounter a folder with the proper name – Database. This folder stores all the required information about the Tiles displayed and the Start Carte du jour layout for the selected user account.

To create a backup of the Beginning menu layout in Windows x, make a copy of this Database binder and save it elsewhere in a rubber place, and sign out from the Ambassador account. Do not forget to disable the born Administrator account.

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Restore Kickoff Menu settings in Windows xi/x

Now, if ever you demand to restore your Starting time Menu layout, enable the born Ambassador account, brand File Explorer show hidden files and folders. and so delete the following folder:

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\TileDataLayer\Database

Now copy paste the binder that you had before, in this TileDataLayout folder location, and restart your computer.

Reset Windows 10 Get-go Carte du jour settings

If you wish to reset Start Bill of fare settings to default, but rename the Database folder to say – Database-Bak. On restart you volition see the default Start Card layout.

Earlier you exit, remember to disable the congenital-in Administrator account and alter back the Testify Hidden files & binder setting.

This is how you tin backup, restore and fifty-fifty reset Kickoff Menu layout in Windows 11/ten. Please note the method is applicable to Windows ten builds running version 10240 or above.

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Anand Khanse is the Admin of TheWindowsClub.com, a 10-year Microsoft MVP (2006-16) & a Windows Insider MVP. Please read the unabridged mail service & the comments first, create a System Restore Point before making whatsoever changes to your system & be conscientious about whatsoever 3rd-party offers while installing freeware.