Gone are the Windows 7 days where everyone agreed that it was one of the best-designed operating systems. Now there's Windows 11, which has users torn.

Windows 11’s new Start menu is rolling out and the community reaction is not great.

Microsoft has begun widely rolling out a redesigned Start menu for Windows 11 users as part of its 25H2 update.

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 ...

The new Start menu that Microsoft unveiled for Windows 11 earlier this year is now beginning to roll out for users who install the latest optional non-security update. When you purchase through links ...

The Start Menu has been the central element in Microsoft Windows for nearly three decades. Though loved initially for its resourcefulness, the Menu went through some debatable — I call them abhorrent ...

In a nutshell: Microsoft is testing a redesigned Windows 11 Start Menu that ditches the dual-section design for a larger layout with everything on a single scrollable page, including All Apps, Pinned ...

The Windows Start menu is getting its first major redesign since 2021 and will be rolled out to everyone with the November 11 Patch Tuesday update. The Start menu is now scrollable, so you can move ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

The new feature could be implemented in several ways, such as removing or reducing the size of the Recommendations section. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...