start menu

Microsoft has quietly rebuilt the Windows 11 Start menu into a single, scrollable launcher and made it available to users via an optional preview (KB5067036) while continuing to gate visibility with server-side rollout flags. Background / Overview Since Windows 11’s launch, the Start menu’s...

Microsoft has quietly delivered the most consequential redesign of the Windows 11 Start menu since the operating system launched — a single, vertically scrollable launcher that promotes the full “All apps” list to the main surface, adds multiple presentation modes (Category, Grid, and the...

A baffling regression in Microsoft’s optional October 28, 2025 Windows 11 preview (KB5067036) can leave Task Manager processes running after the window is closed, allowing multiple invisible copies of taskmgr.exe to accumulate and quietly consume memory and CPU — a problem reproduced across...

Microsoft has begun rolling out a substantial refresh of the Windows 11 Start menu as part of the optional October 28, 2025 preview update (KB5067036), introducing a single, vertically scrollable Start surface, multiple "All apps" view modes, tighter Phone Link integration, and a handful of...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update reimagines the Start menu into a single, vertically scrollable launcher that exposes the full “All apps” list on the main surface, adds three distinct viewing modes (Category, Grid and List), and gives users explicit controls to mute or remove the Recommended...

Microsoft has quietly rebuilt the Start menu in Windows 11, replacing the old two‑pane launcher with a single, vertically scrollable surface, adding three distinct “All apps” views (Category, Grid, and List), tighter Phone Link integration, and new personalization toggles — delivered as an...

Microsoft has begun rolling out a redesigned Start menu for Windows 11 as part of the KB5067036 preview packages, delivering a more fluid, context‑aware layout, tighter mobile integration, and a string of productivity‑focused refinements that signal a shift away from a fixed Start experience...

Windows 11’s Start menu has finally been rethought into a single, scrollable launcher with Category, Grid and List views — but Microsoft is rolling the update out gradually, and many users will not see the change even after installing the October preview. If you want the redesign right now...

Microsoft has begun rolling out a redesigned Start menu for Windows 11 via the optional preview update KB5067036, and enthusiasts who don’t want to wait for Microsoft’s staged activation can manually reveal the new interface today using the community utility ViVeTool — provided their PC already...

Microsoft’s phased refresh of the Windows 11 Start menu is more than a cosmetic tweak — it’s a deliberate redesign that reframes how apps, files, and mobile content are discovered on the desktop, folding phone continuity directly into the primary launcher while giving users genuinely new layout...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 preview fundamentally reshapes the Start menu into a single, scrollable hub that promotes the All apps list to the main surface, adds two new browsing modes (Category and Grid), folds a Phone Link pane into the Start chrome, and ties Copilot and File Explorer more...

Microsoft has begun rolling out a long‑anticipated redesign of the Windows 11 Start menu, delivered as an optional, non‑security preview update (KB5067036) that introduces a single, scrollable Start surface, multiple “All apps” layout modes, deeper Phone Link integration, and more granular...

Microsoft’s long-running experiment with the Windows 11 Start menu has finally produced a visible, usable redesign — and the October 28, 2025 preview (KB5067036) makes it clear Microsoft is trying to fix the single biggest usability gripe users had with Windows 11: the split, click-heavy Start...

Microsoft’s optional October preview updates put a redesigned, scrollable Start menu and colorized battery indicators into Release Preview test builds, and they bundle a small but consequential set of security, reliability and enterprise-facing features — including a preview of a new...

Microsoft’s October preview for Windows 11 — shipped as KB5067036 and hitting Release Preview channels — delivers the most visible Start menu overhaul in years along with small but meaningful taskbar, File Explorer, and on-device AI changes: a single-scroll Start with Category and Grid views, a...

Microsoft’s redesigned Start menu for Windows 11 has started rolling out to users, bringing a fundamentally different way to reach apps, files, and mobile device content from the desktop — and it’s arriving as part of staged updates via Windows Update and the Windows Insider program. The update...

Microsoft has begun turning on a rebuilt Start menu for Windows 11, but the change is being delivered as a preview (KB5067036) with a staged, server‑gated rollout, so most users are better off waiting for the finished cumulative release unless they’re prepared to accept preview‑level risk...

Microsoft’s October Release Preview for Windows 11 — delivered as KB5067036 — is a significant, feature-rich preview that reshapes Start, tightens Copilot and File Explorer integration, refreshes power indicators, and fixes a number of long‑standing quality issues; the package is optional for...

Microsoft ha pubblicato un secondo aggiornamento cumulativo di ottobre 2025 per Windows 11: il pacchetto preview KB5067036 porta con sé una ridefinizione visibile del menu Start, nuove integrazioni di Copilot/“Click to Do”, miglioramenti significativi per l’accessibilità (tra cui la Fluid...

Microsoft has begun turning on a rebuilt Start menu for Windows 11 users via the October non‑security preview update (KB5067036), delivering a single, scrollable app surface, three new All apps view modes, deeper Phone Link integration, and several Taskbar and File Explorer refinements — but the...