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Microsoft is testing out an all-new Windows 11 Start Menu design

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 launch ...
SlashGear

Windows 11 Is Getting An All-New Start Menu – Here's How You Can Try It Out

Microsoft has introduced a scrollable Start menu in the latest Insider Preview Build 26200.5641 (KB5060824), released to the Dev Channel. Now, instead of clicking a button to see unpinned apps, you ...
Make Tech Easier

I Tamed Windows Start Menu By Removing “All” and “Recommended” Sections

Stop letting Windows dictate your workflow. Turn that cluttered Start Menu into a sleek, pinned-app-only space built for speed and privacy.
PC World

Windows 11’s newly revamped Start menu design is annoyingly large

With Windows 11’s November 2025 Update (update KB5068861), Microsoft fixed some bugs but also introduced some new issues. The biggest news item, however, was the introduction of a completely new and ...
Ars Technica

Back to basics: Microsoft tests overhauled Start menu in Windows 11 beta builds

Windows 11 has become so synonymous with Microsoft’s push into generative AI that it’s easy to forget that it originally launched as a mostly cosmetic overhaul of Windows 10. But Microsoft continues ...