Overview Microsoft’s November 2025 update brings a major revamp to the Windows 11 Start Menu.The new Start experience offers ...

Microsoft has started rolling out Windows 11’s revamped Start menu, featuring grid and category views, a bigger "All apps" list, and a slimmer taskbar with animated thumbnails and battery percentage.

Windows 11 users are getting a long-awaited Start menu redesign this week. While the features have been available in the ...

Windows 11’s Start menu gets a major redesign with scrollable apps, category views, responsive layout, and Phone Link integration.

Microsoft has released the latest Windows 11 Patch Tuesday update for November, known as KB5068861 and build 26200.7121. The ...

Microsoft has released the Windows 11 2025 Patch Tuesday update (KB5068861) with a redesigned Start menu, battery icons, and ...

You can change the Start menu to any custom color you want, but that will, by default, change the Taskbar to the same color.

ZDNET's key takeaways The new Windows 11 Start menu is now rolling out to all users.The menu brings a more flexible layout to the Apps section.Don't like it? You can still turn to a Start menu ...

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 ...

Every major Windows update since Windows 8 has come with a redesign of the Start menu, and Windows 11 is no exception. This time, though, Microsoft took a radical approach: The taskbar is centered, ...

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 ...

Something to look forward to: Many long-time Windows 10 users did not receive the Start menu overhaul in Windows 11 too well, in part because it lost many of its staple functions, including taskbar ...