Ads in Microsoft Windows' Start menu are nothing new, and it's no surprise that they're coming to Windows 11. Microsoft has been testing ads in beta releases, and this week the update that places ...

Windows Taskbar context menu for open apps always had an option to End Task that can quickly close a running application. It came in handy in case the program stopped responding. The option was ...

Microsoft has rolled out a new way to further mismanage the Windows 11 Start menu: displaying ads in the form of recommended apps. The ads are part of the KB5036980 update that rolled out to Windows ...

Resist the change!

PCWorld explores methods to customize Windows 11’s interface to resemble the familiar Windows 10 design that many users prefer. Key modifications include moving the Start menu to the left, disabling ...

SystemTrayMenu is a free open source Start Menu alternative for Windows 11/10. It is a handy freeware that you can use to browse and open your files and folders within a few clicks. It is more like a ...

How to take advantage of Start Menu feature improvements in Windows 11 22H2 Your email has been sent Windows 11 22H2 adds several new organizational and quality of life features to the Start Menu.

Hate your Windows 11 UI? Try a MacOS or Linux-like shell: My 3 picks ...

The taskbar is at the center of everything you do on Microsoft’s operating system—launching and closing apps, switching between windows, personalizing the desktop—and has been around in some form ...

Not every redesign is an upgrade.

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 ...