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.vscode/launch.json

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+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "type": "lldb",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Debug executable 'win_11_start_spacer'",
+            "cargo": {
+                "args": [
+                    "build",
+                    "--bin=win_11_start_spacer",
+                    "--package=win_11_start_spacer"
+                ],
+                "filter": {
+                    "name": "win_11_start_spacer",
+                    "kind": "bin"
+                }
+            },
+            "args": [],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "lldb",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Debug unit tests in executable 'win_11_start_spacer'",
+            "cargo": {
+                "args": [
+                    "test",
+                    "--no-run",
+                    "--bin=win_11_start_spacer",
+                    "--package=win_11_start_spacer"
+                ],
+                "filter": {
+                    "name": "win_11_start_spacer",
+                    "kind": "bin"
+                }
+            },
+            "args": [],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+        }
+    ]
+}

Cargo.toml

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+[package]
+name = "win_11_start_spacer"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+winapi = { version = "0.3", features = ["winuser"] }

src/main.rs

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+use std::mem::zeroed;
+use std::ffi::CString;
+
+use winapi::shared::windef::HWND;
+use winapi::um::winuser;
+
+fn main() 
+{
+    println!("Let's fix what Microsoft couldn't!");
+
+    // define strings for the class name and window name for the start menu
+    let class_name : CString = CString::new("Windows.UI.Core.CoreWindow").expect("Whope");
+    let window_name : CString = CString::new("Start").expect("Whope");
+
+    unsafe
+    {
+        // Grab the window handle to the start menu
+        let wnd : HWND = winuser::FindWindowA(class_name.as_ptr(), window_name.as_ptr());
+
+        // initialize the DEVMODEA struct. For sonme reason, default still does not work.
+        let mut dev_mode = zeroed();
+        // Get the current main monitor settings (same monitor start should display on).
+        winuser::EnumDisplaySettingsA(std::ptr::null(), winuser::ENUM_CURRENT_SETTINGS, &mut dev_mode);
+
+        // Calculate proper x position and move start menu
+        let x_pos = ((dev_mode.dmPelsWidth / 2) - (666 / 2)) as i32;
+        winuser::SetWindowPos(wnd, winuser::HWND_TOPMOST, x_pos, 48, 666, 750, 0);
+        // Start menu is 666 by 750 pixels (including the padding which is part of the actual window)
+
+        println!("Moved start menu to x:{} y:48", x_pos);
+    }
+}