Windows 11's next major update is set to include a brand-new Start menu, lots of Taskbar and File Explorer updates, and ...

On Windows 11, you can use the "Open-Shell-Menu" utility to bring back the classic Start menu. I'm not a fan of using third-party tools to tweak the behavior of the operating system, but this app ...

In celebration of Microsoft's 50th anniversary in 2025, it's an appropriate moment to look at the evolution of one of its most iconic features. Of course, I'm referring to the Start menu for Windows.

Windows 11 Release Preview KB5067036 update brings a redesigned Start menu that feels more fluid, personal, and intelligent ...

Windows Insiders on the Release Preview Channel can now test a redesigned Start Menu and other new features that will be ...

The Start Menu has been the central element in Microsoft Windows for nearly three decades. Though loved initially for its resourcefulness, the Menu went through some debatable — I call them abhorrent ...

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 ...

Over the past few years, we’ve seen countless changes to the Windows 11 Start menu, including a brand-new “categories” view as well as the “companions” feature. But for some reason, there’s always ...

A lot of changes are coming to Windows 11—though you may have to wait a while for them. Alongside a couple of new Surface devices, Microsoft has also announced a number of notable upgrades on the way ...

Windows 11 Build 27965 adds a cleaner, scrollable Start menu with new category and grid views for faster app access.

Switching to Windows 11? You’re not alone. With the clock ticking down to Windows 10’s end-of-support date in October, professionals around the globe are making ...