Microsoft experimented with several radically different Start menu designs before finalising the update. Let's take a look.

Windows 11 was accompanied by a new Start menu design, but like the rest of the system, it was a functional step backward.

A bug that broke jump links in the Start menu was previously flagged up with Windows 10’s April updateThat glitch was ...

These are the text commands you need to restart or shut down your computer via command prompt or PowerShell in Windows.

Windows 11 finally lets you remove Android/iPhone from Phone Link which is way better than signing out and then again logging ...

However, we are more interested in the Grid and Category layouts. Click on the View option and select the Name Grid option. The Start menu will rearrange the installed app icons into a grid but stick ...

To change the car icon, you’ll need to access Maps on your phone. Ideally, this is done before you’re on the road. A Settings button on the trip preview, below, opens a menu where you’ll see ...

Click the power icon, choose your option ... There are various other options too, like right-clicking on the Start menu button and choosing Terminal, or by typing "cmd" into the search box ...

When you want to share just a small part of your screen, press Windows+Shift+S (or Print Screen) and draw a rectangle around ...

Over the next month, Microsoft is rolling out a revamp of the Windows 11 Start menu alongside a number of new AI features. It's a wider with an all apps view that is roomier and easier to scroll.