Microsoft is refining the Start menu in Windows 11, but you can get faster search, deeper customization, and better workflows ...

Microsoft revamped the Windows 11 Start menu design last year, a redesign that’s still gradually rolling out to users on ...

Windows 11's 2025 Start menu is rolling out to all users, as Microsoft prepares a resizable, more customizable version for later in 2026.

Microsoft has introduced a scrollable Start menu in the latest Insider Preview Build 26200.5641 (KB5060824), released to the Dev Channel. Now, instead of clicking a button to see unpinned apps, you ...

Windows Start menu had a surprise for me.

Your April article (“Optimize Windows 11 With These 8 Settings Tweaks“) had good tips for adjusting the Start menu and ...

Introduced with Windows 95, the 27-year history of the Windows Start Menu has been rife with tweaks and changes. Take the incorporation of Search, for example, which started with Windows Vista or ...

Windows 11 launched in 2021, bringing updates to your PC that focused on new Microsoft features and a lot of Copilot AI through continuous upgrades. While Windows 11 has been criticized as being a ...

Microsoft recently started public testing a redesigned Start menu for Windows 11. Here is how it compares to users' expectations. Windows 11 is getting a redesigned Start menu. This is a big deal for ...

Microsoft is testing new ads in the Windows Start menu, or what it describes as "new treatments," for users logged into local accounts as part of a "badging" expansion. This "feature" has been under ...

Windows 11 does a lot of things right, including a sleek new design that significantly tidies up the OS’ aesthetic. I think most people should upgrade, and that the pros outweigh the cons. But it’s ...

If you’ve resisted moving to Windows 11 because you hate the Start menu…well, it appears that it may get slightly better. Keen-eyed code hounds digging into recent Windows betas have unearthed a ...