
Fluid Glass Start Menu Styles For Windows 11
Fluid Glass Start Menu Styles For Windows 11 : Give your Windows 11 Start menu a glass-inspired look with Fluid Glass styles. Compare five preview layouts, explore transparent panels and pinned app designs, and follow a beginner-friendly Windhawk setup guide with backup and restore tips.

Fluid Glass Start Menu Styles for Windows 11
Ever wanted to completely change the vibe of your Windows 11 desktop? The Fluid Glass Start Menu style brings a stunning, transparent aesthetic to your system. As you can see in the previews here on Link Vegas Theme, the rounded panels and soft background blur interact beautifully with your wallpaper, adding an incredible sense of depth.
If you’re a fan of the “Liquid Glass” aesthetic, this setup gives you a few different layout options. You can keep the menu tall and compact, or stretch it out to display your pinned apps across a wider panel. It all comes down to how much screen space you want to use and how you prefer organizing your shortcuts.
Recommended Wallpaper for the Best Experience
To get the absolute best results out of this Fluid Glass style, I highly recommend pairing it with a dark wallpaper. Because this theme relies heavily on transparency and blur, putting a bright or busy background behind it can make your white text and app labels really hard to read.
A dark background with smooth gradients, deep colors, or minimal elements won’t just fix the text contrast—it completely elevates the look. It makes the frosted glass effect pop, giving your whole desktop a premium, polished feel.
Features
- Frosted Glass Effect: A stunning translucent background that naturally absorbs and blurs your active desktop wallpaper.
- Dual-Pane Layout: Neatly splits your view, keeping the “All Apps” list on the left and your pinned grid on the right for faster navigation.
- Integrated Search Bar: A dedicated, sleek search box right where you need it to quickly pull up files, apps, or settings.
- Quick Action Panel: Keeps your user profile, power menu, and essential system shortcuts easily accessible at the bottom.
- Modern Rounded Curves: Perfectly smoothed-out panel edges that match the native Windows 11 design language.
- Clutter-Free Interface: Drops the unnecessary bulk from the default Start Menu, giving you a much smoother and organized workflow.
Download Windhawk To Use The Style
Compatibility
- Windows 11 21H2: Not Tested
- Windows 11 22H2: Not Tested
- Windows 11 23H2: Not Tested
- Windows 11 24H2: Yes
- Windows 11 25H2: Yes, but test carefully after Windows updates.
How to Install
- Download and install Windhawk
- Open Windhawk and install the Windows 11 Start Menu Styler mod
- Go to the Advanced tab
- Paste the provided configuration code into the “Mod settings” box
- Click Save to apply the style
- For more details, visit this GitHub guide
- For The taskbar Style Check Here

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"controlStyles[36].styles[2]": "Background@Pressed:=$ButtonPressed", "controlStyles[36].styles[3]": "BorderBrush@Normal:=$ButtonBorder", "controlStyles[36].styles[4]": "BorderBrush@PointerOver:=$ButtonBorder", "controlStyles[36].styles[5]": "BorderBrush@Pressed:=$ButtonBorder", "controlStyles[36].styles[6]": "BorderThickness=1", "controlStyles[36].styles[7]": "CornerRadius=12", "controlStyles[36].styles[8]": "BackgroundSizing=InnerBorderEdge", "controlStyles[36].styles[9]": "BorderBrush:=$ButtonBorder", "controlStyles[37].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#TopLevelSuggestionsListHeader", "controlStyles[37].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed", "controlStyles[38].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#NoTopLevelSuggestionsText", "controlStyles[38].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed", "controlStyles[39].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#TopLevelSuggestionsContainer", "controlStyles[39].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed", "controlStyles[40].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#ShowMoreSuggestions", "controlStyles[40].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed", "controlStyles[41].target": "StartMenu.StartMenuCompanion#RightCompanion", "controlStyles[41].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed", "controlStyles[42].target": "StartDocked.StartMenuCompanion#RightCompanion", "controlStyles[42].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed", "controlStyles[43].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Primitives.ToggleButton#ShowHideCompanion", "controlStyles[43].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed", "controlStyles[44].target": "StartMenu.FolderModal > Grid#Root > Border", "controlStyles[44].styles[0]": "Background:=$GlassDark2", "controlStyles[44].styles[1]": "BorderBrush:=<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint=\"0,0\" EndPoint=\"0,1\"><GradientStop Color=\"#40B5B5B5\" Offset=\"0.0\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#40B5B5B5\" Offset=\"0.3\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#20050505\" Offset=\"0.45\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#40040404\" Offset=\"0.75\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#20050505\" Offset=\"0.85\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#40ACACAC\" Offset=\"1\" /></LinearGradientBrush>", "controlStyles[44].styles[2]": "BorderThickness=1,1,1,1", "controlStyles[44].styles[3]": "CornerRadius=18", "controlStyles[45].target": "MenuFlyoutPresenter", "controlStyles[45].styles[0]": "Background=Transparent", "controlStyles[45].styles[1]": "BorderThickness=0", "controlStyles[45].styles[2]": "CornerRadius=12", "controlStyles[46].target": "MenuFlyoutPresenter > Border", "controlStyles[46].styles[0]": "Background:=$GlassDark", "controlStyles[46].styles[1]": "BorderBrush:=<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint=\"0,0\" EndPoint=\"0,1\"><GradientStop Color=\"#70D3D3D3\" Offset=\"0.0\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#60CDCDCD\" Offset=\"0.25\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#40CDCDCD\" Offset=\"0.4\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#40696969\" Offset=\"0.65\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#553C3C3C\" Offset=\"1\" /></LinearGradientBrush>", "controlStyles[46].styles[2]": "BorderThickness=1,1,1,1", "controlStyles[46].styles[3]": "CornerRadius=12", "controlStyles[47].target": "FlyoutPresenter > Border#BackgroundElement", "controlStyles[47].styles[0]": "Background:=$GlassDark", "controlStyles[47].styles[1]": "BorderBrush:=<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint=\"0,0\" EndPoint=\"0,1\"><GradientStop Color=\"#70D3D3D3\" Offset=\"0.0\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#60CDCDCD\" Offset=\"0.25\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#40CDCDCD\" Offset=\"0.4\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#40696969\" Offset=\"0.65\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#553C3C3C\" Offset=\"1\" /></LinearGradientBrush>", "controlStyles[47].styles[2]": "BorderThickness=1,1,1,1", "controlStyles[47].styles[3]": "CornerRadius=12", "controlStyles[48].target": "MenuFlyoutItem", "controlStyles[48].styles[0]": "CornerRadius=9", "controlStyles[48].styles[1]": "Margin=4,1,4,1", "controlStyles[49].target": "ToggleMenuFlyoutItem", "controlStyles[49].styles[0]": "CornerRadius=9", "controlStyles[49].styles[1]": "Margin=4,1,4,1", "controlStyles[50].target": "Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Primitives.ScrollBar", "controlStyles[50].styles[0]": "Width=4", "controlStyles[50].styles[1]": "Opacity=0.50", "controlStyles[51].target": "Border#dropshadow", "controlStyles[51].styles[0]": "CornerRadius=$OuterRadius", "controlStyles[51].styles[1]": "Margin=0.3,0,0.3,0", "controlStyles[51].styles[2]": "Visibility=Visible", "controlStyles[51].styles[3]": "BorderThickness=8,9.5,8,8", "controlStyles[51].styles[4]": "Background:=Transparent", "controlStyles[51].styles[5]": "Canvas.ZIndex=-1", "controlStyles[51].styles[6]": "BorderBrush:=<WindhawkBlur BlurAmount=\"50\" TintColor=\"#100F0F0F\"/>", "controlStyles[51].styles[7]": "Opacity=1", "controlStyles[51].styles[8]": "IsHitTestVisible=False", "controlStyles[52].target": "StartMenu.PinnedList#StartMenuPinnedList > Grid#Root > GridView#PinnedList > Border", "controlStyles[52].styles[0]": "Background:=<WindhawkBlur BlurAmount=\"0\" TintColor=\"#39151515\"/>", "controlStyles[52].styles[1]": "BorderBrush:=<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint=\"0.28,0\" EndPoint=\"0.72,1\"><GradientStop Color=\"#40B5B5B5\" Offset=\"0.0\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#15050505\" Offset=\"0.28\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#40040404\" Offset=\"0.5\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#15050505\" Offset=\"0.72\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#40B1B1B1\" Offset=\"1\" /></LinearGradientBrush>", "controlStyles[52].styles[2]": "BorderThickness=1,0.4,1,0.4", "controlStyles[52].styles[3]": "CornerRadius=$CardRadius", "controlStyles[53].target": "Button#FolderPlate > Grid@CommonStates > Border", "controlStyles[53].styles[0]": "Background@Normal:=<WindhawkBlur BlurAmount=\"15\" TintColor=\"#10909090\"/>", "controlStyles[53].styles[1]": "Background@PointerOver:=<WindhawkBlur BlurAmount=\"15\" TintColor=\"#19FFFFFF\"/>", "controlStyles[53].styles[2]": "Background@Pressed:=<WindhawkBlur BlurAmount=\"15\" TintColor=\"#00909090\"/>", "controlStyles[53].styles[3]": "BorderBrush:=<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint=\"0.3,0\" EndPoint=\"0.7,1\"><GradientStop Color=\"#58BFBFBF\" Offset=\"0.0\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#1F050505\" Offset=\"0.28\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#50040404\" Offset=\"0.5\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#1F050505\" Offset=\"0.72\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#58B5B5B5\" Offset=\"1\" /></LinearGradientBrush>", "controlStyles[53].styles[4]": "BorderThickness=1", "controlStyles[53].styles[5]": "CornerRadius=$CardRadius", "controlStyles[54].target": "Border#FolderPlate", "controlStyles[54].styles[0]": "Background:=<WindhawkBlur BlurAmount=\"15\" TintColor=\"#003A3A3A\"/>", "controlStyles[54].styles[1]": "BorderBrush:=<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint=\"0.3,0\" EndPoint=\"0.7,1\"><GradientStop Color=\"#58BFBFBF\" Offset=\"0.0\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#1F050505\" Offset=\"0.28\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#50040404\" Offset=\"0.5\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#1F050505\" Offset=\"0.72\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#58B5B5B5\" Offset=\"1\" /></LinearGradientBrush>", "controlStyles[54].styles[2]": "BorderThickness=1", "controlStyles[54].styles[3]": "CornerRadius=$CardRadius", "controlStyles[55].target": "ToolTip > ContentPresenter#LayoutRoot", "controlStyles[55].styles[0]": "Background:=$GlassDark", "controlStyles[55].styles[1]": "BorderBrush:=<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint=\"0,0\" EndPoint=\"0,1\"><GradientStop Color=\"#70D3D3D3\" Offset=\"0.0\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#59606060\" Offset=\"0.17\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#50393939\" Offset=\"0.27\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#60202020\" Offset=\"0.5\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#50393939\" Offset=\"0.71\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#50606060\" Offset=\"0.83\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#70C1C1C1\" Offset=\"1\" /></LinearGradientBrush>", "controlStyles[55].styles[2]": "BorderThickness=1", "controlStyles[55].styles[3]": "CornerRadius=$CardRadius", "controlStyles[56].target": "ToolTip > Border", "controlStyles[56].styles[0]": "Background:=$GlassDark", "controlStyles[56].styles[1]": "BorderBrush:=<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint=\"0,0\" EndPoint=\"0,1\"><GradientStop Color=\"#70D3D3D3\" Offset=\"0.0\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#59606060\" Offset=\"0.17\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#50393939\" Offset=\"0.27\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#60202020\" Offset=\"0.5\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#50393939\" Offset=\"0.71\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#50606060\" Offset=\"0.83\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#70C1C1C1\" Offset=\"1\" /></LinearGradientBrush>", "controlStyles[56].styles[2]": "BorderThickness=1", "controlStyles[56].styles[3]": "CornerRadius=$CardRadius", "controlStyles[57].target": "Border#AppBorder", "controlStyles[57].styles[0]": "Background:=$GlassDarkSearchPage", "controlStyles[57].styles[1]": "BorderBrush:=<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint=\"0,0\" EndPoint=\"0,1\"><GradientStop Color=\"#40B5B5B5\" Offset=\"0.0\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#40B5B5B5\" Offset=\"0.1\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#10050505\" Offset=\"0.3\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#10040404\" Offset=\"0.5\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#10050505\" Offset=\"0.75\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#40ACACAC\" Offset=\"1\" /></LinearGradientBrush>", "controlStyles[57].styles[2]": "BorderThickness=0.5,1,0.5,1", "controlStyles[57].styles[3]": "CornerRadius=$OuterRadius", "controlStyles[58].target": "Grid#LayoutRoot", "controlStyles[58].styles[0]": "BackgroundTransition:=<BrushTransition Duration=\"0:0:0.083\" />", "controlStyles[59].target": "Border#BackgroundBorder", "controlStyles[59].styles[0]": "BackgroundTransition:=<BrushTransition Duration=\"0:0:0.083\" />"}Here, I have created multiple Fluid Glass Start Menu styles with different layouts and designs. You can choose and use any style according to your personal preference and desktop setup.
Each style offers a unique visual experience, allowing you to customize your Windows 11 Start Menu with a modern and elegant glass-inspired look.
Fluid Glass Start Menu Background Codes
These background effects are used for the Fluid Glass Start Menu style. You can copy each code separately and use it in your Windhawk Start Menu customization.
<WindhawkBlur BlurAmount=\"5\" TintColor=\"{ThemeResource SystemChromeMediumColor}\" TintOpacity=\"0.1\" /><WindhawkBlur BlurAmount=\"5\" TintColor=\"#1A000000\" /><WindhawkBlur BlurAmount=\"5\" TintColor=\"#0D000000\" /><LinearGradientBrush StartPoint=\"0,0\" EndPoint=\"0,1\"><GradientStop Offset=\"0\" Color=\"#2FFFFFFF\" /><GradientStop Offset=\"0.2\" Color=\"#1AFFFFFF\" /><GradientStop Offset=\"0.65\" Color=\"#1AF0F0F0\" /><GradientStop Offset=\"1\" Color=\"#2F707070\" /></LinearGradientBrush><LinearGradientBrush StartPoint=\"0,0\" EndPoint=\"0,1\"><GradientStop Color=\"#40B5B5B5\" Offset=\"0.0\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#40B5B5B5\" Offset=\"0.3\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#20050505\" Offset=\"0.45\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#40040404\" Offset=\"0.75\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#20050505\" Offset=\"0.85\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#40ACACAC\" Offset=\"1\" /></LinearGradientBrush>How to Remove Windhawk Start Menu Style and Restore Default Windows 11 Start Menu
If you want to remove the custom Fluid Glass Start Menu style and return to the original Windows 11 Start Menu, follow these simple steps:
- Open Windhawk: Launch the Windhawk application from your Windows Start Menu or system tray.
- Open Installed Mods: Go to the Installed Mods section and find the Start Menu customization mod you applied.
- Disable the Start Menu Mod: Turn off or disable the Start Menu Styler mod to stop applying the custom design.
- Restart Windows Explorer: Restart Windows Explorer from Task Manager or restart your computer to apply the changes.
- Remove the Mod (Optional): If you no longer need the customization, you can uninstall the Start Menu mod completely from Windhawk.
- Uninstall Windhawk (Optional): Open Windows Settings → Apps → Installed Apps, find Windhawk, and uninstall it from your system.
- Return to Default Start Menu: After disabling or removing the customization, Windows 11 will automatically restore the original default Start Menu design.
Before removing any customization, it is recommended to save your current settings if you want to restore the design later.
Final Thoughts
The Fluid Glass Start Menu Styles For Windows 11 offer an attractive way to refresh the Windows desktop experience. With Windhawk customization, users can create a modern transparent Start Menu that matches their preferred style while keeping the familiar Windows 11 functionality.
Whether you prefer a compact layout or a wider application-focused design, this glass-inspired customization provides a fresh visual upgrade for Windows enthusiasts who enjoy personalizing their desktop.
Disclaimer
This website provides Windows customization guides and information for educational purposes. Customizing system interfaces may affect your Windows experience, so always create a restore point and review any modification before applying it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the style change the entire desktop?
The setup described here focuses on the Start menu. Wallpaper, taskbar styling, and File Explorer customization require their own settings or tools.
Are the apps shown in the screenshots included?
The icons show apps present on the preview desktop. Applying a Start menu configuration does not install those apps. Your menu will reflect your installed and pinned applications.
Will every Windows 11 PC look exactly like the screenshots?
The result depends on your Windows version, settings, display scaling, wallpaper, and pinned apps. Check the style requirements before applying it.
Will this slow down your computer?
No, this Fluid Glass Start Menu style does not slow down your Windows system. It only changes the visual appearance and design of the Start Menu interface.
This customization adds glass effects, transparency, and modern styling to improve the look of Windows 11. It does not replace your applications or affect normal system performance.
On older hardware, heavy blur and transparency effects may slightly impact visual performance. For the best experience, use updated graphics drivers and a system that supports Windows 11 visual effects.
How do I undo the customization?
Disable Windows 11 Start Menu Styler in Windhawk to stop applying the styles. You can also restore your saved settings to return to a previous design.
Disclaimer: All themes, visual styles, and concepts shared on this website are unofficial, fan-made creations built from imagination for customization purposes. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Microsoft or any other official brand.







