Windows Start menu had a surprise for me.

Windows 11's 2025 Start menu is rolling out to all users, as Microsoft prepares a resizable, more customizable version for later in 2026.

Your April article (“Optimize Windows 11 With These 8 Settings Tweaks“) had good tips for adjusting the Start menu and ...

Peruse the “Known issues” section of the release notes for the latest release of Windows 11 22H2, and you’ll see “Third-party UI customization apps might prevent the Start menu from opening” right at ...

Update on May 5, 2025: According to a Windows 10 support page (spotted by Windows Latest), the removal of “recent files” app jump lists in Windows 10’s Start menu was confirmed to be a bug caused by ...

Customize almost anything about Windows in just a couple of clicks. Ever wish Windows worked just a little bit differently? You're not alone. Windhawk is a free and open source application offering ...

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 Insider Beta Preview Build 26220.8690 fixes Hypervisor and KMODE crashes while improving Start menu and Settings ...

The big picture: If there's one thing Microsoft loves to tinker with, it's the Start menu. After years of experimentation, the company still hasn't settled on a definitive design for Windows 11.