# Windhawk Guide: Restoring Lost Start Menu and Taskbar Controls in Windows 11

Many of the Start menu, taskbar and File Explorer settings found in older versions of Windows were removed in Windows 11. Windhawk, a free, open-source platform for Windows mods, can bring most of them back. You install Windhawk first and then add separate mods, each one fixing a specific problem.Wh

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| Published | 28 September 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/windhawk-guide-restoring-lost-start-menu-and-taskbar-controls-in-windows-11/