Replaces the default bottom row of the Windows 11 Start menu with fully customizable buttons.
❗There may be issues with mods: Windows 11 Start Menu Styler, Windows 11 Start Menu Power Buttons.
- Install Windhawk.
- Open Windhawk and go to Explore → Search.
- Enter Windows 11 Start Menu Buttons in the search field.
- In the results, select Windows 11 Start Menu Buttons.
- Click the "Install" button.
- Open Windhawk settings for this mod.
- Add buttons using the Buttons list.
- For each button, pick a Preset or set Preset = Custom and fill in Name, Icon, Action.
- Save — the Start menu updates immediately.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Preset | Ready-made button. Set to Custom to define your own. |
| Name | Tooltip shown on hover. Leave empty on presets to use their default name. |
| Icon | Segoe Fluent Icons glyph (e.g. \uE7E8) or full path to an image file (PNG, ICO, JPG, BMP). |
| Action | Used only when Preset = Custom. See action formats below. |
| Submenu | Optional list of child items shown in a flyout. If any submenu items are defined, the button opens the flyout instead of running a direct action. |
| Prefix | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
" " |
"C:\Program Files\Windhawk\windhawk.exe" |
Opens a file or folder by absolute path. |
~ |
~Downloads and ~windhawk.exe |
Opens a folder or file by name. |
cmd: |
cmd:control |
Runs a command through cmd.exe. |
shell: |
shell:shutdown /r /f /t 0 |
Runs through powershell.exe. |
press: |
press:Win+E or press:0x5B;0x45 |
Keyboard key press using a Win32 key code. |
web: |
web:https://windhawk.net/ |
Opens a URL in the default browser. |
ms-settings: |
ms-settings:bluetooth |
Opens a Windows Settings page. |
| Sign | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
- |
-"C:\Program Files\app.exe" or -shell:shutdown /r /f /t 0 |
Runs as administrator. |
* |
*cmd:tasklist or *shell:Get-Process |
Execution with a terminal window. (only for cmd: and shell: prefixes). |
Signs can be combined: -*cmd:tasklist runs cmd in a visible window as admin.
| Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glyph | E774 or \uE774 |
Hex code of a Segoe Fluent Icons glyph. 4-digit hex, \u prefix is optional. |
| Image file | C:\Icons\name.png |
Full path to an image. Supported: .png .ico .jpg .bmp .webp. Recommended: 32x32 px, transparent background. |
| App path | C:\Program Files\Windhawk\windhawk.exe |
Full path to an executable file (.exe, .dll). The icon will be extracted from the application. |
| ID | Name | Icon | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Settings |
\uE713 | Opens Windows Settings. |
| 2 | Explorer |
\uEC50 | Opens File Explorer. |
| 3 | Documents |
\uE8A5 | Opens the Documents folder. |
| 4 | Music |
\uEC4F | Opens the Music folder. |
| 5 | Downloads |
\uE896 | Opens the Downloads folder. |
| 6 | Pictures |
\uE91B | Opens the Pictures folder. |
| 7 | Videos |
\uE714 | Opens the Videos folder. |
| 8 | Network |
\uEC27 | Opens Network places. |
| 9 | Personal Folder |
\uEC25 | Opens the user's profile folder. |
| 10 | Shut down |
\uE7E8 | Shuts down the PC. |
| 11 | Restart |
\uE777 | Restarts the PC. |
| 12 | Sign out |
\uF3B1 | Logs out of the current account. |
| 13 | Sleep |
\uE708 | Puts the PC to sleep. |
| 14 | Hibernate |
\uE823 | Hibernates the PC. |
| 15 | Lock |
\uE72E | Locks the PC session. |
| 16 | Power Menu |
\uE7E8 | Opens the power options menu. |
Fill in the Submenu entries for a button. Each submenu item has its own Name, Icon, and Action. When at least one submenu item exists, the button opens a flyout menu instead of executing a direct action.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
Thank you so much, @SharkIT-sys, for helping to improve the mod!