Apart from old-school power users who live in the Run command, and the modern kind who swear by tools like PowerToys Command Palette and Raycast, the Start menu, and the taskbar are the two most ...

, which often comes up in engineering assignments and drafting classes. Lab reports and Excel graphs are tough enough, but SolidWorks is difficult in a different way. You have the drawing. The ...

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 Insider build with the redesigned Start menu that they first announced earlier this month, and after spending time with it, I think the company has finally ...

Microsoft is reportedly rebuilding the Windows 11 Start menu to address long-standing user complaints. According to Windows Central, the update will allow users to manually choose between small and ...

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This week a Microsoft senior official confirmed that the company is working to fix some of the most crucial UX/UI components on Windows 11, like the Settings app, File Explorer, and the Start menu.

Microsoft has changed the way the Start Menu looks in Windows 11. Apart from displaying a Recommended section, it now displays a Category section, which makes the Start Menu look rather big. If you ...

If the Start menu in Windows feels massive to you, you’re not alone. Microsoft recently made it even larger by integrating access to connected phones directly into Start. If you’re among those who ...

To remove the Recommended and All sections from the Windows 11 Start Menu, first disable Recommended items in Settings under Personalization > Start by turning off all recommendation toggles. To ...

With Windows 11’s November 2025 Update (update KB5068861), Microsoft fixed some bugs but also introduced some new issues. The biggest news item, however, was the introduction of a completely new and ...

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 ...

The new Start menu on Windows 11 is finally rolling out widely for PCs running 24H2 or 25H2 build. You can install the latest KB5067036 update and enable a feature ID ...