The taskbar and Start menu are so much more than simple program launchers. Help them help you work more efficiently in Windows 7.

4. Open the Start menu. Under Recently added, you should see your shortcut (if you don't see it here, go to All apps and find your new shortcut).

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.

Fed up with Windows 11’s Start menu? Microsoft has confirmed that a redesign is coming, and it looks promising even at this early stage.

You can easily configure the Windows 7 Start menu, changing the look and putting your favorite programs front and center.

Sure, you can organize the Start menu on your own, but you rarely do; it's just too much work. Here's another alternative: Try a free program that automatically organizes it for you.

Windows 10 occasionally sneaks unwanted app "suggestions" into your Start menu.

Windows 8 has some pretty cool things going for it, but it's become incredibly controversial because of one major change: the Start menu is completely gone. Luckily, there are a ton of programs ...

Don't like the new Start menu in Windows 11? There are a few tweaks that will make it a lot more useful. And beyond that, there are apps that will bring back the Windows 10 Start menu.

Take back control of your PC’s Start menu and taskbar, whether you’re running Windows 10 or Windows 11.