You must manually search for these icons and pin them to the Start Menu in Win11.
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| Search for any of the following icons to pin to start menu. |
Admin tiles include;
- Windows Explorer Search - go directly to Windows Explorer and perform a search - not in Win11
- Control Panel (Standard Icons) - links to a list of all icons as in Windows 7/S2008, not category
- Control Panel (All Tasks) - list all tasks, a hidden feature
- Control Panel (All Settings) - referred to as "God Mode" in Win 7/S2008, a hidden feature
- Administrative Tools - root link, not a sub-directory of Control Panel as in current Tile in Win 10
- Windows Update - a better designed icon
Download AdminIconsWin11-PU.zip
License:
Free for personal use, in 2026.
Contact as validated today, for commercial license request.
Commercial license of $2.25 per each Windows user account.Bulk discount available. License and Disclaimers listed in scripts.
Fines of minimum $10,000 USD per user, for illegal commercial use.
Contact as validated today, for commercial license request.
Commercial license of $2.25 per each Windows user account.
Fines of minimum $10,000 USD per user, for illegal commercial use.
Instructions:
- Unzip.
- Run PowerShell as Administrator1.Press the Windows Key.2.Type "PowerShell".3.Instead of just clicking it, press Ctrl + Shift + Enter.Alternatively: Right-click "Windows PowerShell" and select Run as Administrator.
- Type AdminIconsWin11-PU.ps1, press return to run.
- Complete.
If you see the above light green messages in the console area of the PowerShell ISE, the you have successfully run the script.
If you see red, you may have re-run the PowerShell IDE with administrator privileges. Use Windows Search for PowerShell, right-click and run with Administrative privileges, see article here.







