New toggles declutter the Start menu with size options hideable profile and tailored recent items for a neater launchpad.

Every time I tap into the Start Menu search, Windows tries a little too hard to be helpful. Instead of just looking on my own machine, it fires off a Bing query and drags in web content, even when all ...

Microsoft finally has a permanent fix for systems suffering from the broken Start menu, Windows Search, and misbehaving UWP apps. The necessary update is now available for Windows 10 and 11. Last ...

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I didn’t realize that Microsoft had pushed out the update that brought advertising to the Windows 11 Start menu until I started to read the news. I’ve had recommendations turned off this entire time.

There are several third-party apps and utilities out there that promise to make the Windows experience better. One such tiny app will help you hide the Windows 11 Search bar if you hate it. There are ...

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Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. An ex-Windows developer has taken to social media to call out what they perceive as "comically bad" performance for the Start Menu in Windows 11. With an ...