windows start menu

Microsoft is pinning Affinity on the Start menu of newly announced Surface Pro and Surface Laptop devices from June 2026, giving buyers of its premium Windows hardware immediate access to Canva’s Adobe-rivaling creative suite after first sign-in. That is a small placement decision with larger...

Create a Custom Start Menu Folder (Apps List) and Pin It for Fast Launching (Win10/11) Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 10 minutes Windows already gives you Start pins, taskbar pins, and desktop shortcuts—but once you have more than a handful of “must-have” apps, things get messy fast...

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...

I swapped out Bing and Edge from the Windows Start Menu in minutes, but the path you choose matters: quick browser-extension hacks will solve the annoyance for many users, while system-level redirectors and PowerToys offer sturdier — but riskier — alternatives for power users and administrators...

Windows lovers who yearn for the compact, two‑column Start menu or the dense app grid of Windows 10 have options: Microsoft has adjusted the Start experience in recent builds, but a thriving ecosystem of third‑party tools and community projects still offers the fastest, most reliable path to a...