Windows 11 is getting a new customizable Start menu, and I've gone hands-on to see just how configurable it is.

In the upper area, you can define the general layout and control how many icons should appear in the Start menu. In the Start menu settings, you can use sliders to specify what Windows 11 should and ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

My recent article on tweaking the Windows 7 taskbar icons produced a lot of great follow-up questions, including one from reader Bob A. He doesn't like the scrolling All Programs list in 7's Start ...

The October 2025 non-security update for Windows 11 (it is now called "preview update") finally brought the redesigned Start menu to the masses. After four years of complaints, Microsoft has ...