After ignoring and even undermining the platform for years, Microsoft is racing to improve Windows 11 this year.

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 ...

Microsoft's new Windows 11 Start menu is better than I expected, stoking more hope that the campaign to fix the OS is headed in the right direction.

I don't need Windows 11 recommending what I should do next.

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 is getting more Start menu customization, with the latest build now allowing you to toggle on or off specific parts of it.

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 ...

When you use Windows, the operating system quietly takes note of your habits to help streamline your experience. It customizes the Start menu so you can reach your most used apps and files more ...

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 ...

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 ...

In Windows 11, click the Start button. Look for any pinned apps you want to remove. Click the All apps entry at the upper right of the menu to see all the programs installed on your PC. Right-click an ...