Microsoft has pushed the redesigned Start menu and a cluster of interface and reliability fixes into the Release Preview channel — a final testing phase that almost always precedes a wider rollout — meaning the new Start experience, improved Voice Access dictation, File Explorer recommendations...
Microsoft has started rolling the redesigned Start menu and a raft of on-device AI features to Windows Insiders on the Release Preview Channel via update KB5067036, bringing the new Start UX, colored battery icons, Copilot Vision taskbar sharing, File Explorer enhancements, and Copilot+‑only...
Microsoft’s Release Preview drop KB5067036 (Builds 26100.7015 for 24H2 and 26200.7015 for 25H2) brings a concentrated set of user-facing improvements — chief among them a new, on-device “Fluid Dictation” mode inside Voice Access — and a broader set of Start menu, File Explorer, and Copilot...
Microsoft’s latest Release Preview drop for Windows 11 — published as KB5067036 and delivered as Builds 26100.7015 (24H2) and 26200.7015 (25H2) — introduces a redesigned, more adaptive Start menu alongside a suite of on-device AI refinements, deeper Phone Link integration, and several...
Microsoft has pushed a substantial Release Preview update to Windows 11 Insiders — KB5067036 — delivering a redesigned Start menu, on-device AI improvements for voice access, deeper Copilot integrations (Click to Do and Copilot Vision), File Explorer Home enhancements, Taskbar and battery icon...
Today’s Release Preview drop for Windows 11 — cumulative update KB5067036 delivering Builds 26100.7015 (24H2) and 26200.7015 (25H2) — is a focused but consequential update: it stitches in a broad sweep of user-facing polish, expands on-device AI capabilities for Copilot+ hardware, and patches a...
Microsoft’s October Insider waves delivered a concentrated set of experiments — from polished dark‑mode fixes to new AI touches and a visible rethink of the Start menu — giving Insiders a clear snapshot of the company’s near‑term priorities for Windows 11. What shipped in the first half of...
Microsoft’s latest Insider flight delivers one of the clearest usability overhauls Windows 11 has seen in years: a single, scrollable Start menu with new Category and Grid views, tighter Phone Link integration, an in-box command-line editor called Edit, and a packaging change for legacy .NET...
If you’ve spent hours arranging tiles on the Windows 10 Start menu, the prospect of losing that layout during a feature update is infuriating — but there’s a practical, built‑in way to export and later restore your Start layout on modern Windows 10 builds without relying on the old TileDataLayer...
Microsoft has started rolling the redesigned Start menu and a built-in command-line text editor to Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27965, bringing a scrollable, responsive Start that groups apps by category (or grid) and introducing Edit, a...
Microsoft has quietly returned the Start menu to a larger, scrollable surface in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27965 — a deliberate, iterative redesign that puts “All apps” on the top level, introduces Category and Grid browsing modes, and folds Phone Link into Start’s chrome, while also...
Microsoft has pushed a meaningful refresh into the Windows Insider Canary Channel with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27965 — introducing a redesigned, scrollable Start menu, bundling a new open‑source command‑line editor called Edit, and changing how .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is delivered to...
Microsoft has quietly pushed a meaningful overhaul of the Windows 11 Start menu into Insider Preview Build 27965 on the Canary Channel, giving testers a single, scrollable Start surface with new browsing modes for installed apps, improved responsiveness for large displays, a built‑in Phone Link...
Microsoft’s latest Canary-channel preview, Windows 11 Insider Build 27965, quietly tightens a handful of long-standing annoyances while previewing a broader Start menu redesign and developer-focused tooling — and, crucially for everyday users, it fixes two small but irritating regressions that...
Microsoft has quietly moved critical phone controls into the heart of Windows 11’s user experience by embedding Phone Link directly into the Start menu, giving users one‑tap access to messages, calls, recent photos and device status without launching the standalone Phone Link app. This change...
Microsoft’s latest Insider flight, Windows 11 Build 27965 (Canary Channel), delivers the most substantial Start menu overhaul since Windows 11’s debut — a single, scrollable Start surface with new browsing modes, a responsive layout that adapts to screen size, and deeper Phone Link integration —...
Microsoft has rolled out Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27965 to the Canary Channel, bringing the long-teased, redesigned Start menu to early testers — and introducing a set of platform-level changes that matter beyond mere cosmetics, including a shift in how legacy .NET Framework 3.5 is...
Microsoft’s newest Insider bits finally give the Start menu room to breathe — but it’s still Windows, not you, that decides how big that breathing room will be. The latest preview introduces a responsive, scrollable Start that adapts to your screen size (8 columns vs. 6 columns, depending on...
Microsoft is testing a bolder, more flexible Start experience in Windows 11 with Insider Preview Build 27965 (Canary), while quietly rearranging a few legacy pieces of the platform and adding modern tooling for command-line users — changes that matter for everyday consumers, power users, and IT...