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A replacement for Live Tiles seems to be on the way. A replacement for Live Tiles seems to be on the way. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and ...

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Windows 11 loads, then the interface unravels — Explorer crashes, the Start Menu vanishes, all tied to Microsoft’s latest ...

Every major Windows update since Windows 8 has come with a redesign of the Start menu, and Windows 11 is no exception. This time, though, Microsoft took a radical approach: The taskbar is centered, ...

Stardock Software has released version 2 of its Start11 utility software, with three new Start menu styles as well as other visual features. Start11, originally released in 2022, was designed in ...

How to add quick access icons to the Start Menu in Windows 11 Your email has been sent An often overlooked tweak of the Windows 11 Start Menu is something users have been doing since the beginning, ...

I have tried searching for this topic, but I only find info about editting the registry to increase to larger icons. That's fine, but when I do this the sizes of the icons in the start menu as well as ...

Microsoft is reworking the Windows 11 Start menu in 2025, hoping to make it faster, more personal, and easier to use. However, this has also led to the revelation of quite a few rejected designs, as ...

Microsoft has confirmed a critical Windows 11 24H2 bug that causes the File Explorer, the Start Menu, and other key system ...