Microsoft is adding a new way for Windows 11 users to use their phones. With the recent KB5055627 update for Windows 11 24H2, the company is rolling out a Start menu panel that gives quick access to ...

Here's how to shrink the giant Windows 11 Start menu and hide unwanted sections using the August 2026 optional update and ViVeTool commands.

Windows 11 Build 28000.3079 brings a movable taskbar, Start menu sizing, faster Search, File Explorer improvements, and more.

Microsoft has released KB5120998 that bumps your 24H2 and 25H2 systems to Build 26100.9278 and 26200.9278.

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The current Windows 11 Start menu shows only pinned and recommended apps up front. To see all your installed apps, you have to move to a different screen. The new menu displays all your apps right on ...

No need to settle for the average experience.

Former Microsoft exec explain how a behavioral psychologist utilized Fitts's law to place the Windows 95 Start button in the ...

What if you could open a Web page directly from the Start menu or the Taskbar? That might be a pretty cool feature, right? Microsoft thought so too, which is why they built the feature in…to Microsoft ...

If you’re a Windows 8 user missing your Start menu, download this free replacement. Third-party replacement of the missing Windows 8 Start menu (I’m sorry, the Modern/Metro UI is not a start menu) has ...

Bob Black asked about altering the Windows 7 Start menu to make it fit his preferences and work habits. You can do a lot with the Windows 7 Start menu. You can put your favorite programs front and ...