While researching a recent Consumer Reports article, I had to create a brand-new Windows 11 user account on my gaming PC. Hoo boy. Within seconds, I had ads on the lock screen, random app ...

The Start menu feels massive, and users want Microsoft to add controls to resize it. The company says it's listening to the ...

Microsoft ships Windows 11 KB5074105 to Insiders, raising builds to 26100.7701 and 26200.7701 and addressing multiple system issues.

Start11 v2.5 allows you to move your taskbar to the sides of your screen. The update also enables a vertical taskbar option for Windows 11. Start11 now supports having Start button on the left and ...

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 ...

I've always hated the Windows 11 Start menu. For me, it's badly designed, clumsy to use, and difficult to customize. If you share my grievances, know that Microsoft has overhauled the old menu in an ...

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 is adding new Android integration options to Windows 11, with the latest update bringing the Phone Link panel directly into the Start menu. This update is rolling out to Windows Insiders and ...

Give it up for the snappily named Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5641. For with it comes a new super-sized Start menu. The new menu is designed to make it easier to access your favourite apps ...

At a rather unusual time, Microsoft has released today new Release Preview builds for Windows 11 Insiders. The new builds, 26200.7015 and 26100.7015, under KB5067036, is for Windows 11 25H2 and 25H2 ...

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 updated Start menu is larger, more customizable, and has two new views. The updated Start menu is larger, more customizable, and has two new views. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who ...