start menu customization

Microsoft confirmed on May 15, 2026, that Windows 11 Insiders will soon get deeper Start menu customization, including section-level toggles, separate controls for file recommendations, small and large Start layouts, and an option to hide account details while presenting or streaming. The...

Microsoft’s Windows 11 Start menu can be customized today through Settings > Personalization > Start, where users can change the layout, reduce recommendations, show or hide recent items, add quick-access folders, and rearrange pinned apps. That sounds like a modest how-to tip, but it also...

Microsoft is reportedly preparing more Windows 11 Start menu customization in 2026, including options to resize the menu and disable entire sections such as Recommended, after years of complaints from users who felt the interface had become too crowded. The timing is awkward. Windows 10 is...

Windows 11’s 25H2 Start menu may be the clearest example yet of Microsoft solving a problem users did not ask to have, then shipping the fix in a way that still feels a little too opinionated. The result is familiar to anyone on a 1080p laptop: a bigger pinned area, a scrollable app list, and a...

The Windows 11 Start menu may finally be getting the kind of flexibility users have wanted since launch, and that alone makes this one of the more meaningful interface changes Microsoft has tested in years. Early reporting indicates a broader redesign that would let people hide major sections...

The Windows 11 Start menu has become one of Microsoft’s most contentious interface changes in years, and the latest 25H2 rollout has only sharpened that debate. What some users see as a cleaner, more modern launcher, others experience as a bloated panel that swallows too much screen space and...

Microsoft’s new Start menu for Windows 11 has arrived in preview form — and the reaction from long‑time users is loud, highly polarized, and focused less on aesthetics than on control. Background / Overview Microsoft shipped the redesigned Start menu as part of the optional KB5067036...

I stripped the Windows 11 Start menu down to a single purpose: a tidy, predictable launcher for the apps I use every day — and I did it by removing the noisy “Recommended” and the sprawling “All” sections. What started as a small tweak to stop accidental privacy leaks and reduce visual clutter...