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Yarisyoyo
Bronze Contributor
Jan 29, 2026

How to Remove These Annoying Category Folders in the Windows 11 Start Menu?

Need help! Many category folders (such as "Productivity tools," "Creativity," "Games," etc.) have automatically appeared in my Start Menu, grouping the application icons that were previously displaye...
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KapilArya
MVP
Jan 29, 2026

In the Start Menu, you've View: set to Category. You can change this View to Grid or List and that will resolve this issue.

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Medinoc
Tin Contributor
Jun 16, 2026

It doesn't stick. A couple minutes later it's back to Category.