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According to Microsoft, it rejected Start menu designs for Windows 11 before finalizing the new, customizable layout.
Windows 11 was accompanied by a new Start menu design, but like the rest of the system, it was a functional step backward.
The company says the goal was to make the Start menu easier to use, faster, and more personal, but not to change it so much ...
The Microsoft account panel being introduced to the Start menu is already in Windows 11, and is being brought to Windows 10 – or it was, anyway, though that work is now paused. Darren is a ...
Microsoft is currently testing a redesigned version of the Windows 11 Start menu, one that reuses most of the familiar elements from the current design but reorganizes them and gives users a few ...
Microsoft is adding another 'Ask Copilot' option to the Windows 11 context menu. If you want to clean up the context menu, ...
I've been running the Windows 25 mod for its excellent Start Menu, but Microsoft's upcoming redesign is tempting me to revert ...
A new wave of design experimentation has arrived, and Microsoft seems eager to use it as an excuse to rebuild everything from the ground up. It ...
Are you happy with Windows 11’s major Start menu redesign? Microsoft has shown off other concepts that were abandoned, and ...
Data Doctors’ Ken Colburn gives you tips on how to maintain or restore your battery life on your Windows laptop and how to check if it’s running properly.
Do Not Disturb mode can be a useful feature for any Windows user, but not if it turns on when you don't want it to. Here's ...
You can now use "Hey, Copilot" to talk to the AI on Windows 11 like you talk to people, something Siri can't do on the Mac.