While researching a recent Consumer Reports article, I had to create a brand-new Windows 11 user account on my gaming PC. Hoo boy. Within seconds, I had ads on the lock screen, random app ...

Microsoft has pushed a server-side fix for a known issue that broke the Windows Start Menu search feature on some Windows 11 23H2 devices. In a Windows release health update (WI1273488) seen by ...

To remove the Recommended and All sections from the Windows 11 Start Menu, first disable Recommended items in Settings under Personalization > Start by turning off all recommendation toggles. To ...

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The Start menu is an iconic Windows UX, but it just doesn't fit in my workflow at all. I can't remember the last time I actually used it. A few days ago, I shared my viewpoint regarding how Microsoft ...

The October 2025 non-security update for Windows 11 (it is now called "preview update") finally brought the redesigned Start menu to the masses. After four years of complaints, Microsoft has ...

Microsoft is currently in the process of rolling out its latest Windows 11 version 25H2 update to eligible PCs, and, alongside this platform upgrade, the company is also trickling out a variety of ...

Editor's take: Starting with Windows 8, Microsoft has repeatedly mangled the tried-and-tested Start Menu paradigm – achieving absolutely nothing useful each time. Now, the AI and cloud corporation is ...