Unlock Windows 11's new Start menu in 24H2/25H2. Learn how to enable the redesigned layout, features, and fixes for a smoother experience.

Microsoft has started rolling out the new Start menu for Windows 11, which we previously did a deep dive preview on. Both versions 24H2 and the newer 25H2 of Windows 11 can use the new Start menu.

Use Vivetool to force enable the new Start menu and related features on your Windows 11 system and avoid the gradual rollout ...

Microsoft has introduced a scrollable Start menu in the latest Insider Preview Build 26200.5641 (KB5060824), released to the Dev Channel. Now, instead of clicking a button to see unpinned apps, you ...

I've always hated the Windows 11 Start menu. For me, it's badly designed, clumsy to use, and difficult to customize. If you share my grievances, know that Microsoft has overhauled the old menu in an ...

In the upper area, you can define the general layout and control how many icons should appear in the Start menu. In the Start menu settings, you can use sliders to specify what Windows 11 should and ...

The Windows 11 context menu, by default, adopts the same theme as the overall Windows system. However, Nilesoft Shell allows ...

The new Start menu overhauls the layout to address long-standing complaints. But you have options if you don't like it.

The November 2025 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 mark the rollout of a redesigned Start Menu with a responsive layout ...

You can enable the refreshed Start menu on Windows 11 after installing the KB5067036 update and enabling a feature ID via ...