Windows 11 is getting a new customizable Start menu, and I've gone hands-on to see just how configurable it is.

Windows 11’s new Start menu finally adds smaller layouts, removable sections, and deeper customization after years of user complaints.

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 ...

Good grief and good riddance, the old Windows 11 Start menu is gone. It’s something I don’t miss, and I hope it never comes back. The new Start menu has what I need, where I need it. What’s even ...

Microsoft is finally delivering a movable Windows 11 taskbar, a resizable Start menu, and native WinUI performance upgrades ...

Over the past few years, we’ve seen countless changes to the Windows 11 Start menu, including a brand-new “categories” view as well as the “companions” feature. But for some reason, there’s always ...

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 ...

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 Start Menu has been the central element in Microsoft Windows for nearly three decades. Though loved initially for its resourcefulness, the Menu went through some debatable — I call them abhorrent ...

Microsoft has enabled Start menu ads in the optional KB5036980 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2. The company first announced that it was working on adding ads to the Windows 11 ...