If you wish your Windows Start Menu were smaller than it currently is, check out the various ways we used to reduce its size.

This guide covers four top Windows 11 Start menu replacement apps: Start11, StartAllBack, Open Shell Menu, and Flow Launcher. These apps offer a range of customization options, from classic layouts to ...

One of the best tools for customizing Windows 11 is now optimized for Snapdragon PCs running on ARM64 processors. Windhawk just received an update to version 1.6, allowing the app to be installed on ...

Microsoft has begun widely rolling out a redesigned Start menu for Windows 11 users as part of its 25H2 update.

The big picture: Many people continue to complain about the Start menu in Windows 11. While Microsoft has rolled out several updates, they arguably still don't match the beloved Windows 10 version – ...

Microsoft is having another go at redesigning the iconic Star menu by expanding its array of pinned shortcuts and letting you scroll to find more rather than clicking an "All" button, as you have to ...

Windows 11’s new Start menu is rolling out and the community reaction is not great.

Microsoft has rolled out a new update for Windows 11 that will bring changes to the Start menu. The updated Start menu is bigger and combines pinned apps, recommendations, and the "All Apps" list into ...

Something to look forward to: Many long-time Windows 10 users did not receive the Start menu overhaul in Windows 11 too well, in part because it lost many of its staple functions, including taskbar ...

Start menu redesigned: scrollable 'All', category and grid views, responsive layout, Phone Link button. Battery icons now color-coded with percent option; Microsoft 365 Copilot added to Get Started.

Gone are the Windows 7 days where everyone agreed that it was one of the best-designed operating systems. Now there's Windows 11, which has users torn.