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To change the Start menu style

Right-click the Start button, and then click Properties.

On the Start Menu tab, click one of the following options:

•	To select the default Start menu, click Start menu.
•	To select the style from an earlier version of Windows, click Classic Start menu.

The next time you click Start, the Start menu displays the new style.

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To make additional selections for the Start menu style, click Customize. Additional selections include specifying the items you want to display on the Start menu, setting submenus to open when you pause on them with your mouse, and clearing your list of recently used programs, documents, and Web sites.

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To change the Start menu style

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