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Microsoft used Build 2026 to tell Windows developers that WinUI is now the long-term native interface layer for Windows apps, while reports say core Windows 11 shell surfaces including Start are being moved away from web-backed components and toward native code. That is not just a...

Dell and Microsoft spent the first days of June 2026 showing two different sides of the same Windows PC reset: Dell announced a lower-cost 13-inch XPS laptop aimed at students, while Microsoft continued testing a more customizable Windows 11 Start menu in Insider builds. Neither move is...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider builds in late May 2026 put long-requested Start menu and taskbar customization back into testing, including Start menu sizing, section toggles, profile hiding, smaller taskbar buttons, and the ability to move the taskbar to the top, left, right, or bottom...

Microsoft is developing a Windows 11 setting that will let users turn off web results in the operating system’s built-in search interface, with the option previewed at a Windows Insider event in San Francisco ahead of Build 2026 and expected to reach Insider builds before general release. The...

Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 Start menu update in Insider Experimental builds as of May 29, 2026, adding controls to hide the user name and profile picture, resize Start, and toggle major sections such as Pinned, Recent, and All apps. The visible change is small enough to look like...

Microsoft has published fresh Windows 11 Insider Preview ISO files for recent preview builds, giving registered Windows Insiders a cleaner path to install or test the latest Beta and Experimental channel releases without waiting for Windows Update. The move is routine on paper, but it matters...

Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26300.8553 to the Experimental channel on May 29, 2026, adding new Start menu controls that let testers hide or show major sections, pick small or large sizing, and conceal account identity details. The change is not a reinvention of Start so...

Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Experimental Preview Build 26300.8553 on May 29, 2026, giving testers new Start menu controls to resize the menu, hide or show Pinned, Recent, and All Apps sections, and remove the account name from the Start surface. The change is not a revolution, but it...

Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26300.8553 to the Experimental Channel on May 29, 2026, adding a more modular Start menu that can hide or show individual sections, switch between small and large layouts, and remove the visible account name and profile image. The update is not...

Microsoft began testing new Windows 11 taskbar and Start menu customization controls on May 15, 2026, in Insider Experimental Build 26300.8493, including taskbar placement on any screen edge, a smaller taskbar option, and new Start menu toggles for visible sections. That sentence sounds almost...

Microsoft is testing Windows 11 changes that would let users place the taskbar differently on each monitor, move it with drag and drop, resize taskbar elements, and gain new Start menu controls, according to Windows Latest reporting published on May 18, 2026. That is not a cosmetic footnote; it...

Microsoft began testing new Windows 11 personalization controls on May 15, 2026, giving Windows Insiders in the Experimental channel the ability to move the taskbar to any screen edge, shrink its height, and reshape the Start menu with new layout toggles. The timing is not accidental. After...

Microsoft began testing new Windows 11 personalization controls on May 15, 2026, giving Windows Insiders in the Experimental channel options to resize the Start menu, hide major Start sections, adjust file recommendations, obscure account identity in Start, and move the taskbar to any screen...

Microsoft is testing early code for a Windows 10-style smaller Windows 11 taskbar in preview build 26300.8346, restoring a customization path it removed when Windows 11 launched in 2021. The feature is unfinished and hidden, but its appearance matters because the taskbar has become the symbol of...

Microsoft has defended Windows 11’s Low Latency Profile after online critics accused the company of “cheating” by temporarily boosting CPU responsiveness for app launches and interface actions, with Microsoft executive Scott Hanselman arguing in May 2026 that the technique is normal...

Microsoft has begun optimizing WinUI 3 itself as part of its Windows 11 performance push, with early File Explorer launch benchmarks showing fewer allocations, fewer transient allocations, fewer function calls, and less time spent inside WinUI code. That is the more important story behind the...

Microsoft is reportedly testing a Windows 11 “Low Latency Profile” that briefly boosts CPU frequency during common interactions such as launching apps, opening the Start menu, and invoking context menus, with early tests published in May 2026 claiming gains of up to 40 percent for some Microsoft...

Microsoft is reportedly preparing another Windows 11 Start menu overhaul in 2026, with new settings that would let users disable major sections, choose smaller or larger layouts manually, and reduce the clutter that has made Start feel less like a launcher than a promotional dashboard. The move...

Microsoft is using May 2026 Windows Insider builds and public blog posts from Marcus Ash to frame recent Windows 11 changes as proof that it is rebuilding trust through clearer testing channels, less disruptive updates, quieter defaults, and renewed attention to performance. That is the right...

Microsoft’s latest reminder that Windows 11 has a trust problem arrived this week through a fan-made Behance redesign by Raditya Aryaputra, spotlighted by Windows Central, that imagines a cleaner Start menu, quieter Search, simpler Widgets, and a desktop stripped of ads and AI clutter. The...