There are two native options to hide or show the Phone Link sidebar on the Start menu in Windows 11. There is a Start menu personalization setting for the Phone Link sidebar to show/hide badges ...
That means a sidebar cluttered with advertisements, related videos, YouTube Shorts, and other junk that simply distracts from the video. "Theater mode" is far superior. It extends the video to ...
Although you can keep the sidebar and toggle off the Copilot icon, doing so will remove the "Auto-hide Sidebar" option, and the browser will prevent you from turning off the sidebar in settings.