The Windows Start Menu has undergone numerous redesigns over the years, with some incarnations having proven more popular than others. The current Start Menu design roots back to Windows 11's ...

Microsoft announced in a blog post a “new generation of Windows experiences” that includes a brand-new Start menu for Windows 11. The first traces of this new Start menu appeared last month in an ...

Windows 11 is getting new Start menu, Notepad upgrades, AI upgrades in Paint, AI actions in File Explorer, and a lot more.

Over the next month, Microsoft is rolling out a revamp of the Windows 11 Start menu alongside a number of new AI features. It's a wider with an all apps view that is roomier and easier to scroll.

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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft has officially announced its new Start menu experience for Windows 11, which features a new, more customizable layout and deeper integration with Windows Phone Link. The new Start menu ...

Aside from likely looking much better on large displays, the updated Windows 11 Start menu will have a new phone companion panel, giving quick access to recent contacts, messages, calls ...

Alongside a couple of new Surface devices, Microsoft has also announced a number of notable upgrades on the way for Windows 11, covering the Start menu, Copilot AI, and core Windows utilities such ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is redesigning the Start menu in Windows 11 this month ...

with the latest Windows 11 Beta build, every insider can try the new Start menu mode. Although it works, Microsoft has yet to announce the update, so getting it to work requires some tinkering ...