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Windows 11’s Start menu keeps getting worse. Open Shell fixes it

Windows 11’s Start menu keeps getting worse. A classic open-source alternative brings back the experience users actually want ...
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Windows 10 still has the best Start menu, so I brought it back for free

Listen, I know we all love to complain about the Windows start menu, and I don't want to beat a dead horse here. But it's hard to deny that the Windows 11 Start menu was a downgrade from Windows 10, ...

Windows 11 is bringing back a feature users have wanted for years

Windows 11 will soon let users move the taskbar to the top or sides, bringing back a long-requested customization feature. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox ...
BGR

Your Windows 11 Start Menu May Look A Little Different Soon

Windows 11 launched in 2021, bringing updates to your PC that focused on new Microsoft features and a lot of Copilot AI through continuous upgrades. While Windows 11 has been criticized as being a ...
ZDNet

Microsoft's revamped Windows 11 Start menu is rolling out - but I'll stick with my favorite alternative

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 replacement. The Windows 11 ...
TechRepublic

Windows 11 Update Brings Customizable Start Menu and Streamlined App Discovery

Windows 11 Update Brings Customizable Start Menu and Streamlined App Discovery Your email has been sent Microsoft has finally begun rolling out a redesigned Start menu for Windows 11, to the relief of ...
Lifehacker

Windows 11 Users Will Get a Major Start Menu Redesign This Week

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

11 free (or cheap) Windows 11 mods that made my PC so much better

Windows 11's default UX is limiting, but the platform's openness lends itself well to mods and customization tools - here are ...
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 ...
Windows Central

Windows 11’s new Start menu is here, and the community reaction is basically “why is this worse?”

Microsoft's latest redesign of the Start menu on Windows 11 has landed exactly the way most major interface changes do, with a wave of mixed opinions. A long Reddit thread titled "Thoughts on the new ...
PC World

Windows 11 is finally fixing two of its most hated design choices

PCWorld reports Microsoft is addressing two major Windows 11 criticisms by allowing Taskbar repositioning to top or sides and improving the Start menu’s Recommended section with better customization.