Windows and I called a truce.

The Windows Start menu is getting its first major redesign since 2021 and will be rolled out to everyone with the November 11 Patch Tuesday update. The Start menu is now scrollable, so you can move ...

Windows 11's Start menu has long been a topic of debate. It's slow, it's not very useful, and it used to be packed with ads. It might have been the straw that broke the camel's back for many people ...

The new Windows 11 Start menu is now rolling out to all users. The menu brings a more flexible layout to the Apps section. Don't like it? You can still turn to a Start menu replacement. The Windows 11 ...

Now rolling out to Windows 11 insiders, the latest update tries to make the Start menu more usable and flexible. I don’t like the Windows 11 Start menu. I think it’s clunky, inflexible, and just plain ...

Microsoft revamped the Windows 11 Start menu design last year, a redesign that’s still gradually rolling out to users on versions 24H2 and 25H2. While an evolution on the Start menu is sorely welcome, ...

Q. Your April article (“Optimize Windows 11 With These 8 Settings Tweaks“) had good tips for adjusting the Start menu and taskbar, but I’d like to do more. How can I go deeper into customization? A.

If you open the Start menu, start typing, and Windows 11 stuffs your results with Bing links and “Search the web” suggestions, this guide shows you how to stop it and keep local-only results. The fix ...

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 has finally brought back the resizable taskbar and Start menu to Windows 11 in the latest preview version rolling out to Insiders in the Experimental channel. Starting with Windows 11 ...