# Windows 11 - Move Start Menu to the Left

Windows 11 introduced a change, moving the start menu from the traditional bottom left of the screen to the center. This doesn’t bother some people😊, but others find it infuriating😡! If you are in the latter group, it only takes a few clicks to move the start menu back to the left.

1. Click on the Start Menu.  
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2. Type in “Settings” and press enter.
3. Click “Personalization” on the left side of the System dialog box.  
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4. Scroll down a bit and click on “Taskbar”  
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5. Click “Taskbar behaviors”  
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6. This will expand the Taskbar behaviors menu. There is a drop-down menu to the right of Taskbar alignment. Select “Left” in the drop-down menu.  
    [![image](https://info.wftigers.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/murjVbFYVjuGy0Lh-170769a407ba7c4b3d6b33fbbe0bc1385517650d.png)](https://info.wftigers.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/murjVbFYVjuGy0Lh-170769a407ba7c4b3d6b33fbbe0bc1385517650d.png)

<p class="callout info">Originally posted by Carl Clements on the West Fork Technology Hub (2024-12-03).</p>