--- title: Guide to the Win11 Layout on Core tags: Customization Guide, --- {%hackmd BKbG2KgGSAulHinS3v-N8g %} ## Windows 11-Like Layout The Win11-Like layout is really easy to recreate. Simply move the Items in the taskbar to "Monitor center", then disable the "Left Box", ~~and install ArcMenu from extensions.gnome.org using your favourite web-browser~~ ***Set the Win11 Layout using Dconf-editor*** Here are some images to follow: ![](https://i.imgur.com/vDKqe4g.png) ### Open Taskbar settings ![](https://i.imgur.com/CqbVtpU.jpg) ### Make sure that "Left box", "Activities button"(optional) and "Taskbar" are set to "Monitor Center" :::spoiler old method for Menu (ArcMenu, not recommended) ![](https://i.imgur.com/lOARG3u.jpg) Install the ArcMenu Gnome extension from [here](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/3628/arcmenu/) **(Make sure the browser extension is running!)** :::info Note : Select the “Eleven” layout under ArcMenu > Layouts > Modern :::warning Warning : ZorinOS already has the dependencies of this extension pre-installed, Other distributions might not. ::: ### New method for Menu (recommended): ### Open the **Software Center** ![](https://i.imgur.com/Z2IMuwj.png) ### Search for "dconf-editor" and install it ![](https://i.imgur.com/WKGeVxZ.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/7VCzPq7.png) ### in Dconf-editor, go to org → Gnome → shell → extensions → zorin-menu → layout ![](https://i.imgur.com/wHs5gqG.png) ### then set "ALL" to "APP_GRID" and hit enter ![](https://i.imgur.com/lzZxije.png) #### Congratulations, the setup should work just fine now!