Windows 11 now shows a OneDrive ad in the Start menu, pestering you to back up to Microsoft's cloud. Microsoft increasingly sprinkles product ads across Windows, even adding in-OS subscription ...

If you're not a fan of the default Start Menu experience on Windows 11, then consider installing this free and open-source alternative instead.

Microsoft is now showing a new alert in the Start menu titled “Action advised – back up your PC,” and the alert is ...

I've always hated the Windows 11 Start menu. For me, it's badly designed, clumsy to use, and difficult to customize. If you share my grievances, know that Microsoft has overhauled the old menu in an ...

Start Menu is an essential Windows 11 feature that allows users to launch apps, access Windows Settings, apply power options, and more. Basically, Windows users control their system through the Start ...

Windows 11/10 Start Menu lets you access all your apps, Windows settings, and files. You can launch the Start Menu by clicking on the Windows icon on the Taskbar. Clicking on the icon again or ...

Microsoft's secret new Start menu replacement is impressive — and might even be a sneak preview of what's on the way with Windows 12. The Windows Start menu isn’t the best search tool when it comes to ...

In this post, we will show you how to enable or disable the right-click context menu in the Start menu on Windows 11/10. When we right-click on a pinned app or program in the Start menu, we are able ...

If you’re a Windows 8 user missing your Start menu, download this free replacement. Third-party replacement of the missing Windows 8 Start menu (I’m sorry, the Modern/Metro UI is not a start menu) has ...

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John David Galt wants to “get rid of all those tiles, and go back to the cascading Start menus Windows XP had.” I’ll cover going back to the Windows 7 Start menu, as well. No one would be happy if ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is introducing a new Windows 10 Start menu design that will de-emphasize ...