Gone are the Windows 7 days where everyone agreed that it was one of the best-designed operating systems. Now there's Windows ...

Microsoft has begun widely rolling out a redesigned Start menu for Windows 11 users as part of its 25H2 update.

Microsoft put a lot of focus on Windows 11’s design when it released the operating system in 2021, making a clean break with the design language of Windows 10 (which had, itself, simply tweaked and ...

Microsoft is preparing more and more new features for Phone Link, its connection between Windows and Android. That includes, soon, putting Phone Link directly into the Windows 11 Start Menu. In a post ...

After a very brief trial period, Microsoft is bringing ads to the Start Menu for all Windows 11 users. Microsoft announced earlier this month that it would start to test out showing recommendations in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 2016, Microsoft made a decision everyone had been dreading – serving ads directly to your Windows 10 operating system. At first, it was only a lockscreen advertisement for "Rise of the Tomb Raider" ...

Most Windows 11 users know about the regular Start menu with its colorful tiles and recommended apps. But Microsoft has tucked away a second Start menu that you should absolutely use. How to Access ...

The latest Windows 11 Canary build 26212 has quietly introduced support for what is being called “Start Menu Companions.” These are small widget-like apps designed to appear alongside your pinned apps ...