TL;DR: Microsoft's redesigned Windows 11 Start menu is now available in the latest Dev channel build, featuring a single scrollable panel. It offers intelligent resizing, multiple views for the list ...

On Windows 11, Microsoft is testing a significant upgrade for the Start menu that simplifies the design with a larger, adaptable, and fully scrollable interface that makes it easier to access your ...

Following the release of the October 2025 non-security update for Windows 11 version 23H2, Microsoft is shipping new updates for versions 25H2 and 24H2 in the form of KB5067036 (builds 26200.7019 and ...

There are two native options to hide or show the Phone Link sidebar on the Start menu in Windows 11. There is a Start menu personalization setting for the Phone Link sidebar to show/hide badges for ...

The beta version of Windows 11 is now testing the availability of ads on the Start menu, a.k.a. the Windows icon, where users will see app recommendations appear on the window. The good thing is that ...

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 ...

Microsoft has rolled out a new way to further mismanage the Windows 11 Start menu: displaying ads in the form of recommended apps. The ads are part of the KB5036980 update that rolled out to Windows ...

If you’ve resisted moving to Windows 11 because you hate the Start menu…well, it appears that it may get slightly better. Keen-eyed code hounds digging into recent Windows betas have unearthed a ...