You can choose several options to customize your Start menu including selecting large icons and specifying the number of programs you want to display on your Start menu. The size of icons and number of items on the Start menu can benefit people with vision impairments and cognitive/learning disorders. This procedure tells you how to customize the Start menu through Taskbar and Start Menu Properties in Control Panel.
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1 | On the Start menu:
| Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key ).
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2 | In Control Panel:
| In Control Panel:
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3 | In the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box:
| In the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box:
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4 | On the Start Menu tab:
| On the Start Menu tab:
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5 | In the Customize Start Menu dialog box, on the General tab: Under Select an icon size for programs, choose:
Under Programs:
Under Show on Start menu:
| In the Customize Start Menu dialog box, on the General tab: Under Select an icon size for programs, choose:
Under Programs:
Under Show on Start menu:
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6 | To close Control Panel:
| To close Control Panel:
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Control Panel: Taskbar and Start Menu: Start Menu tab: Customize button
Control Panel: Taskbar and Start Menu: Taskbar tab: Show Quick Launch