The Flow Launcher app changed how I use the Start menu.

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I’ve always hated the Windows 11 Start menu. For me, it’s badly designed, clumsy to use, and difficult to customize. If you share my grievances, know that Microsoft has overhauled the old menu in an ...

Start Menu is an essential Windows 11 feature that allows users to launch apps, access Windows Settings, apply power options, and more. Basically, Windows users control their system through the Start ...

If you’ve resisted moving to Windows 11 because you hate the Start menu…well, it appears that it may get slightly better. Keen-eyed code hounds digging into recent Windows betas have unearthed a ...

A significant update is coming to the Windows 11 Start Menu: Microsoft is now testing a wider, scrollable design, complete with the Windows Phone sidebar. This latest change follows the introduction ...

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 ...

As spotted by Windows latest, an X post from phantomofearth (who looks at Windows insider builds) takes us on a short video tour of the new and improved Start menu. Here is what is in store and how it ...

Ads in Microsoft Windows’ Start menu are nothing new, and it’s no surprise that they’re coming to Windows 11. Microsoft has been testing ads in beta releases, and this week the update that places ...

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Stardock has announced the immediate availability of Start11 v2 in Release Preview. Start11 is a Start menu replacement that lets you bring multiple different styles to Windows 10 and 11. Stardock ...

I didn’t realize that Microsoft had pushed out the update that brought advertising to the Windows 11 Start menu until I started to read the news. I’ve had recommendations turned off this entire time.