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 ...

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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 ...

When you open up Edge on Windows 11, you'll see a vast array of tiles showing news headlines and sponsored ads. For the most ...

StartMenuExperienceHost.exe with the friendly name Start is an executable baked into the core OS that manages the Windows 11/10 Start menu. Before Windows 10 v1903, the Start menu was handled by the ...

Microsoft has addressed a known issue that was causing the start menu on some Windows 11 to malfunction after installing recent updates. This known issue affects only devices running Windows 11, ...

For those still on Windows 10, no doubt you will have come across tiles that suddenly went blank or the "live" aspect of them stopped working. This happened on my system, and after a long period of ...

If you feel like you're serving as a tech guinea pig for the rest of us, running with Windows 11 as your daily OS driver, well, good on you. The officially-released OS does come with a few nice ...

If your Windows Start Menu resets to default every time you restart or shutdown your computer, follow these suggestions to resolve the issue: Run System File Checker Run a DISM Scan Uninstall recently ...

In 2016, Microsoft made a decision everyone had been dreading – serving ads directly to your Windows 10 operating system. At first, it was only a lockscreen advertisement for "Rise of the Tomb Raider" ...

Windows 11's new Start menu layout might include a full list of apps without additional clicks, improving ease of use. Users can customize their Start menu by turning off the pinned apps list and ...

You can remove all those internet search results and just see the files and apps on your own computer. The fastest way to open something on Windows is to open the start menu and start typing the name ...