After ignoring and even undermining the platform for years, Microsoft is racing to improve Windows 11 this year.

Microsoft is developing changes for Windows 11 to allow users to customize the right-click context menu. This update aims to ...

This could be a key change for the context-sensitive menu in Windows 11.

Microsoft is testing Windows 11 taskbar and Start menu updates, including movable taskbar positions, cleaner Start controls, and compact layout options.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s not just the Start menu: Microsoft is also testing a major update to another core Windows 11 feature in the newly ...

Microsoft's K2 project is underway, with the May 27 Windows 11 update bringing foundational improvements to make your PC ...

The October 2025 non-security update for Windows 11 (it is now called "preview update") finally brought the redesigned Start menu to the masses. After four years of complaints, Microsoft has ...

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 ...