This guide covers four top Windows 11 Start menu replacement apps: Start11, StartAllBack, Open Shell Menu, and Flow Launcher. These apps offer a range of customization options, from classic layouts to ...

The Flow Launcher app changed how I use the Start menu.

My right-click menu no longer gives me decision fatigue.

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 ...

Now rolling out to Windows 11 insiders, the latest update tries to make the Start menu more usable and flexible. I don’t like the Windows 11 Start menu. I think it’s clunky, inflexible, and just plain ...

Microsoft has started rolling out the new Start menu for Windows 11, which we previously did a deep dive preview on. Both versions 24H2 and the newer 25H2 of Windows 11 can use the new Start menu.

Microsoft is having another go at redesigning the iconic Star menu by expanding its array of pinned shortcuts and letting you scroll to find more rather than clicking an "All" button, as you have to ...

Why this is important: Let’s be real, the Start menu is central to how you launch apps, find files, and navigate your PC. As such, any redesign impacts daily workflow more than we often realise. By ...

Microsoft is refining the Start menu in Windows 11, but you can get faster search, deeper customization, and better workflows from these alternatives. I've been writing about technology for more than ...