The Start Menu in Windows 11 features a centered layout, which is a departure from the left-aligned design seen in previous versions. This new layout provides a sleek and centered look, making it ...

ExplorerPatcher is a free app to customize Windows 11 like Windows 10, offering many customization options. The app is ...

To turn off or hide the All Category section in the Start Menu of Windows 11, you can use the Registry, Group Policy Editor or CMD. We show you how to do this.

Start11 v2 was just announced by Stardock, and it includes several new ways to customize the Start menu on Windows 11. The second version of Start11 includes three new Start menu styles: Apps, ...

One of the best tools for customizing Windows 11 is now optimized for Snapdragon PCs running on ARM64 processors. Windhawk just received an update to version 1.6, allowing the app to be installed on ...

Peruse the “Known issues” section of the release notes for the latest release of Windows 11 22H2, and you’ll see “Third-party UI customization apps might prevent the Start menu from opening” right at ...

Microsoft has rolled out a new update for Windows 11 that will bring changes to the Start menu. The updated Start menu is bigger and combines pinned apps, recommendations, and the "All Apps" list into ...

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Taskbar Styler is a mod that alters your taskbar and new design elements to it. To install it, you need to download and install Windhawk. For that, open a browser of your choice, navigate to ...

Take back control of your PC’s Start menu and taskbar, whether you’re running Windows 10 or Windows 11. Microsoft has made a lot of changes to the Start menu and taskbar over the past few years. On ...

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 ...