"What happened to my Start menu?" The Windows 11 redesign is here

Windows 11 users are waking up to a redesigned Start menu that scales automatically and groups apps into categories, whether ...
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KB5074157 Beta Preview Fixes Taskbar, Start Menu & More in Windows 11 25H2

Microsoft has rolled out Windows 11 KB5074157 Beta Preview, which fixes Taskbar, Start Menu, and other issues in 25H2 for Insiders.

Windows 11 26H1 gets fixes for Start menu, File Explorer, and more in build 28020.13710 0

The first Canary update for Windows 11 version 26H1 in 2026 is here with a bunch of fixes for the Start menu, File Explorer, ...
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Windows 11 gets a lot better when you fix the 8 most annoying features

Upgrade to Windows 11 or else. Well, it wasn't that alarmist, but the company ended security updates for Windows 10 in ...
ZDNet

Major new Windows 11 update redesigns the Start menu - what you need to know

The latest Windows 11 Insider update tries to improve the Start menu. The menu shows all apps on the main page and a screen for your phone. The update also enhances File Explorer with a recommended ...
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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 ...
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Microsoft releases the redesigned Start menu to Windows 11 Canary Insiders with build 279650 0

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 Canary Channel update, build 27965, which finally brings the redesigned Start menu from Dev/Beta Channels to Canary users. While the new Start menu is the main ...
ZDNet

You can try Windows 11's newest Start menu now - here's how

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 ...