How to Disable/Enable Start Menu Left Panel Auto Expand Mouse Hover on Windows 10




Starting with the November 2019 Update, version 1909, when you open the
Start menu and hover over the left pane, the name of the items in the
list will be revealed.

Although Microsoft has found positive results adding this feature, it’s
not something that everyone wants, because it can get in the middle when
navigating the menus, and it can make it more difficult to access the
power options.

If you don’t like this change, there’s a way to disable this behavior
in your installation using a third-party tool called “mach2” from Rafael
Rivera.

In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to disable the auto-expand of the
left panel in the Start menu on Windows 10.

To disable the Start menu expanding the left pane automatically when
hovering over with the mouse, use these steps:

Warning: This is a third-party application, and it’s offered without
any warranty. Although it should work as advertised, you should use it
only at your own risk. Also, there’s a chance that Windows Defender
Anti
virus may identify this app as malicious, but according to the
author, it’s a false positive.




01. Download the
latest mach2 zip folder.



*Tips: You’ll need to download the zip folder that corresponds
to your system architecture (x86 or x64), you can check the version of
Windows 10 that you’re running on Settings ➡ System ➡ About.



02. Click the Extract to  button from the “Winrar” or Use any
other Extractor






03. Copy the path to the folder.


04. Open Start.

05. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select
the Run as administrator option.









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06. Type the following command to navigate to the mach2 folder and
press Enter: cd
C:YOURFOLDERPATHDownloadsmach2_0.3.0.0_x64

Remember to replace the path to the folder with your path in the
command.

07. Type the following command to disable the auto-expand feature
and press Enter: mach2 disable 18715789

08. Restart your device.
When you finish the steps, the left pane in the Start menu will no
longer expand when you hover your mouse over it.

If you want to undo the changes, follow the same steps, but skip
step No. 07, make sure to use this command: 
 and then restart your computer.

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