Windows 11 is finally receiving the Start Menu interface I've been asking for since launch, and it elevates Microsoft's PC ...

Microsoft fixed some bugs but also introduced some new issues. The biggest news item, however, was the introduction of a ...

Editor's take: Starting with Windows 8, Microsoft has repeatedly mangled the tried-and-tested Start Menu paradigm – achieving absolutely nothing useful each time. Now, the AI and cloud corporation is ...

Start Menu is an essential Windows 11 feature that allows users to launch apps, access Windows Settings, apply power options, and more. Basically, Windows users control their system through the Start ...

Microsoft put a lot of focus on Windows 11’s design when it released the operating system in 2021, making a clean break with the design language of Windows 10 (which had, itself, simply tweaked and ...

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 Canary Channel update, build 27965, which finally brings the redesigned Start menu from Dev/Beta Channels to Canary users. While the new Start menu is the main ...

I've always hated the Windows 11 Start menu. For me, it's badly designed, clumsy to use, and difficult to customize. If you share my grievances, know that Microsoft has overhauled the old menu in an ...

Every major Windows update since Windows 8 has come with a redesign of the Start menu, and Windows 11 is no exception. This time, though, Microsoft took a radical approach: The taskbar is centered, ...

The new, wider Start menu finally lets you disable the recommended feed of files and apps. The new, wider Start menu finally lets you disable the recommended feed of files and apps. is a senior editor ...

Ads in Microsoft Windows' Start menu are nothing new, and it's no surprise that they're coming to Windows 11. Microsoft has been testing ads in beta releases, and this week the update that places ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Start menu is usually at the heart of everything you do on ...

In context: Microsoft recently gave us a taste of Start menu widgets with Phone Link – the Windows-Android syncing utility – scoring some handy real estate. That's far from the only widget you'll be ...