On Windows 11, Microsoft is now allowing you to try the Start menu redesign. Here are the details and how to enable it manually using the ViveTool.

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 ...

If you press the key combination Alt-Shift-Esc or right-click an empty area in the taskbar, you can launch the Task Manager ...

The new Start menu design is available starting with the release of the Windows 11 build 26200.5641 (KB5060824) in the Dev Channel and build 26120.4250 (KB5060820) in the Beta Channel. However, if ...

Windows 11 will, of course, make the decisions on how to categorize apps and where they belong, but there are some interesting, and less than ideal, nuances picked up by Windows Latest here.

Despite it all feeling shoehorned into Windows 11, I don’t mind the idea of just having the Windows 10 Start menu back in some ways. I’m surprised Microsoft even considered the idea, though.

June 10, 2025 at 8:45 a.m. PT Reviewed by Elyse Betters Picaro Microsoft I've always hated the Windows 11 Start menu. For me, it's badly designed, clumsy to use, and difficult to customize.

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

It's easy to make fun of Windows 11. From its constant integration of AI, to a litany of bugs, all the way to its originally pretty tough system requirements, many have felt put off by an ...

Rolling Out Now Microsoft is slowly rolling this out to everyone on Windows 11. I got it today on version 26100.4061. If you’re on the stable channel, you may already have it too.

An early version of the new Start menu first started showing up in Windows 11 builds in April, followed by Microsoft’s official announcement in May. Today’s Dev Channel release lets you try it ...