The Start Menu is a central part of the Windows experience, giving you quick access to your apps and settings. If the default ...

In 2016, Microsoft made a decision everyone had been dreading -- serving ads directly to your Windows 10 operating system. At ...

Phone Link floating panel in Windows 11 Start menu begins roll out with the April 2025 optional update for 24H2.

Change can be hard. If the Windows 11 aesthetic has you pining for the glory days of Windows 10, fear not. You can tweak Microsoft's new Start menu or download an ...

The Start menu is the gateway to everything on a Windows PC, from files to apps to settings, and it looks as though Microsoft is planning a substantial refresh for the menu's interface.

To do so, users of this new beta release must open Start menu settings and turn off all recommended toggles, including recently added apps, recommended files, websites from browsing history ...

contains a hidden feature for turning on or off account-related notifications in the Start menu. Digging it up allows disabling the ads by heading to Settings > Personalization > Start.

When right-clicking on an app, the “Start settings” context menu flashes before the app’s context menu appears. Windows Tools related apps are broken out into folders instead of being in one ...

Additional icon locations -- if elected during the install of the application -- include either the Start Menu or computer Desktop (shortcut).

Before we change anything, let’s go over the default Windows 11 Start menu. At the top of the menu, a search field lets you search for apps, files, and settings. The Pinned section shows saved ...