Anyone else notice how slow the Start menu is to o...
# microsoft-osn
Nick Panaccio
12/18/2025, 2:46 PMAnyone else notice how slow the Start menu is to open in Server 2025?
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James Kindon
12/19/2025, 12:05 PMIf you disable internet searching it gets way better, there are a couple of reg keys you can google disableSearxhBoxSuggestions and a bingSearch one too
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Nick Panaccio
12/19/2025, 12:31 PMDisabled all of that stuff, didn't seem to make a difference.
Nick Panaccio
12/19/2025, 3:00 PMCreated an App layer, since I know you're the second biggest App Layering fan behind myself, and the Start menu is nice and punchy there. So I guess I'm going down some sort of GPO rabbit hole.
Nick Panaccio
12/19/2025, 3:17 PMNot a GPO issue, so it's in the image somewhere. Even better!
Nick Panaccio
12/19/2025, 8:49 PMFYI, the issue is the VDA. 2407, 2507, and 2507 CU1 all experience it. If I build an image without the VDA, the Start menu is lightning fast. I'll open a ticket with Citrix after the holiday.
Nick Panaccio
12/19/2025, 8:50 PM@Andrew Gresbach : FYI, since I know you're considering 2507 right now. Wasn't sure if you had Server 2025 VDAs in mind.