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I've installed the Windows 10 Developer preview that has the Windows 11 UI changes. I don't like them. They look like a bad version of the MacOS instead of the Windows Live Tiles. I followed the instructions here to get the Windows Live Tiles back. I wasn't sure if I should create a 32 bit or 86 bit DWord, so I created a 32 bit version.

It worked for a while, however there was another system upgrade and my live tiles are gone again. I've noticed there's a

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\StartMode]
"ActualStartMode"=dword:00000001

in Windows 10 Developer Preview machine's Registry that's not in my work computer. Can I change this setting to get my Live Tiles back.

Eric
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This is one of the features that was removed in Windows 11 (I have it running here),

You can look at Widgets. You can also enter Feedback in the Feedback hub. I lost right click on Task Bar and have fed that back.

There is a new Windows 11 version out already and I expect more over time, so any registry changes you try may be removed in the first or succeeding builds.

Live tiles gone

Live Tiles are leaving. Introduced with Windows 8 and ultimately integrated within the Start menu, Live Tiles get replaced in Windows 11 with a grid of app icons The new widgets feed Microsoft has introduced also serves as a Live Tiles replacement.

You further asked about the Start Menu suggesting it was a small sample of apps you used.

Did you see the buttons on the right side?

You can add many items to Start and then scroll through the pages. "All Apps" is still there.

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