Custom Start Menu layout is lost after Windows 10 upgrade

If you’re using a roaming user profile and have a custom Start menu, after upgrading to a newer version of Windows 10, your Personalized or personalized Start menu does not persist or continue in the current installation, this message is intended to help you. In this article, we will provide the workaround that you can try to help you resolve this issue.

Custom Start Menu Layout Is Lost After Windows 10 Upgrade

If after upgrading Windows 10 you find that your custom Start menu layout is lost and reverting back to default, you can try our workaround described below and see if that helps to fix the problem.

Proceed as follows:

After upgrading to a newer version of Windows 10, first install all of the latest monthly updates for the version of Windows 1o that you are running on the system.

Next, you will need to use the credentials of a local administrator to create a registry key.

Since this is a registry operation, it is recommended that you back up the registry or create a system restore point.

Once you have taken the necessary precautionary measures, you can do the following:

Press Windows key + R.

In the Run dialog box, type regedit and press Enter to open the Registry Editor.

Navigate or navigate to the path to the registry key below:

HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesProfSvcParameters

Right-click the empty space in the right pane, then select New> DWORD Value (32-bit).

Rename the value name to UseProfilePathMinorExtensionVersion and hit enter.

Double-click on the new value to modify its properties.

Type 1 in the value data area and press Enter to save the change.

You can now exit the Registry Editor and restart your PC.

At startup, log on to Windows using an account with a roaming profile to verify that the workaround is enabled.

Note: This workaround will only work if a user profile with customization of the Start menu is available locally. If the profile was deleted due to group policy, creating a new roaming profile will not help.

In addition, deleting the registry key will use the .V6 profile path extension for all RS2 and higher platforms. And setting the registry key to 0 will use the .V2 profile path extension for all Windows platforms.