Not able to manage App Categories in Windows 11 Start

Alberto 0 Reputation points
2026-09-28T15:57:27.6833333+00:00

The apps seem to be randomly grouped in Windows 11 Start. E.g. the 3 AI tools that I have on my PC are distributed in 3 different categories and I can't move them to be together... and even one of them appears in 2 groups, as "Developer Tools" and "Productivity" at the same time.
I want to be able to add/remove apps from the predefined app groups.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Start Menu

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  1. Brink 16,665 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2026-09-28T17:27:05.5166667+00:00

    Hello Alberto,

    You can use the method in the tutorial below to change which category each app appears under in the Start Menu All apps section in Category view.

    https://www.elevenforum.com/t/change-category-for-app-in-start-menu-all-apps-on-windows-11.49762/

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  2. DaveM121 937K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-09-28T16:33:57.2833333+00:00

    On the new Windows 11 Start Menu, Microsoft have not yet implemented a setting to allow us to edit the pre-defined groups on the Start Menu, that may become available in a future update, but for now it is not possible.

    If you want to add custom groups to your Start Menu, the best option is to open the Settings App, go to Personalization - Start and hide the Category section on the Start Menu.

    Then pin any apps you want on your start menu, you can then drag a pinned app on top of another app to create a new app group and add more apps to the group also.

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