How to disable/remove win 10 start button?

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_{Wednesday, April 12, 2017 1:18 AM}

Hi Guys,

May I know any solution to block or disable start button in win 10 from GPO or registry?

Thanks

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_{Wednesday, April 12, 2017 3:33 AM}

The Start button is a core and essential feature of OS.There is no registry key or GPO to block or disable this.

S.Sengupta, Windows Insider MVP

_{Thursday, April 13, 2017 2:27 AM}

Thanks :(

we cant restrict production users to use web only ... sad news...

_{Thursday, April 13, 2017 2:45 AM | 1 vote}

Hi ,

As S.Sengupta said, there s no registry key or GPO to block or disable start button. If you want to hide all the application from the start menu, you’ll have to right-click on each tile in your Start Menu and select unpin. Then you can deploy this start layout in your domain environment. Use the Export-StartLayout cmdlet in Windows PowerShell to export the Start screen to an .xml file. Once you have an exported Start Layout you can use the XML file to apply this start layout to your entire organization using PowerShell or Group Policy.
Here is a reference link about deploy a custom Windows 10 Start menu layout.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/configure/customize-windows-10-start-screens-by-using-group-policy

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_{Thursday, April 13, 2017 2:53 AM}

Hi ,

One more thing, if you want to restrict users to some specific applications, the below reference articles might be helpful. You can prevent users from interacting with other apps that you did not choose.
 Set up a kiosk on Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/manage/set-up-a-kiosk-for-windows-10-for-desktop-editions
 Lock down Windows 10 to specific apps
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/manage/lock-down-windows-10-to-specific-apps

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_{Wednesday, May 30, 2018 9:19 AM}

https://winaero.com/blog/remove-start-button-windows-10/