While Windows 11 still doesn't let you manually resize the Start menu, this new iteration does automatically adjust based on the screen size.

Most Windows 11 users know about the regular Start menu with its colorful tiles and recommended apps. But Microsoft has tucked away a second Start menu that you should absolutely use.

Rolling out now to Windows 11 insiders, the revamped Start menu tries to address some of the many complaints about it.

On Windows 11, Microsoft is now allowing you to try the Start menu redesign. Here are the details and how to enable it manually using the ViveTool.

Microsoft is making changes to the Start menu, Settings, Notepad, Paint, Copilot and more in Windows, with Windows Insiders getting the first look.

The Start Menu has been the central element in Microsoft Windows for nearly three decades. Though loved initially for its resourcefulness, the Menu went through some debatable — I call them ...

As Microsoft turns 50, we're looking at the Start menu's changes from its debut in Windows 95, passing through 98, ME, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, and 11.

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Once downloaded and installed, navigate to the 'Windows 11 Start Menu Styler' mod, install it, and simply paste in the code for whichever custom layout you prefer from the included presets.

Windows adapts the Start menu based on your usage behavior, for example, by showing recently used programs and files. However, you can turn this feature off.

If you'd like to test the new Windows 11 Start menu, with apps in recommended category folders and other helpful functionality, this is how you try it.