Windows 11's Start menu is one of the reasons many customers do not want to abandon Windows 10 and upgrade to Windows 11. However, it appears that Microsoft is finally ready to fix that with a ...

In many ways, Microsoft leaves the Windows 25 mod in the dust with this upcoming Start Menu redesign effort. I prefer having a single unified environment for all my pinned and installed apps ...

The Start Menu redesign, meanwhile, is already available in testing (albeit in hidden form), and it should eventually arrive on all Windows 11 PCs, Copilot+ certified or otherwise.

Fresh Windows 11 preview builds with the redesigned Start menu and Windows Vista flashbacks, the long-anticipated Xbox handheld, Patch Tuesday updates, gaming news, and more. Quick links: ...

– phantomofearth 🌳 (@phantomofearth) April 3, 2025 The best thing about the redesign is the ability to disable the Start Menu's 'Recommended' section, which many users don't like.

Windows 11's new Start menu is in testing in the Dev channel, and it's got the feature we were hoping for - the ability to turn off the recommended panel.

While Windows 11 still doesn't let you manually resize the Start menu, this new iteration does automatically adjust based on the screen size.

If you share my grievances, know that Microsoft has overhauled the old menu in an attempt to fix some of its weaknesses. Now rolling out to Windows 11 insiders is the all-new Windows 11 Start menu.

The Start menu is larger overall, too, giving it more space for the apps you want to use. This is particularly useful when used in the categorized mode, according to Bluesky user Phantomofearth ...

As we’ve previously covered, Microsoft is working on another redesign of the Start Menu in Windows 11, and one of the new features is that apps will be divided into different categories ...

The new Start menu will begin rolling out next month, coming first to Windows Insider preview testers running Microsoft’s own Snapdragon X-equipped Copilot+ PCs. When that update rolls out, said ...

Microsoft has announced an update to Windows 11 that allows iPhone users to access their devices directly from the Start menu, bringing feature parity with its existing Android phone integration.