Windows 11’s November update is now rolling out, moving the redesigned Start menu out of preview and adding a clearer battery readout. It also fixes a background Task Manager issue and improves ...

The Start Menu and Taskbar are probably two of the most recognizable features of Windows. But with the launch of Windows 11, Microsoft has given major overhauls to each. Prefer the way they used to ...

The system tray can easily become a dumping ground for apps that insist on living there. If your taskbar feels cluttered, or ...

Compared to the change from Windows 8 to Windows 10, the Windows 11 upgrade seems almost superficial. Of course, there have been many changes under the hood, but the most visible change that most ...

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

Is the Windows 11 Start menu not working for you? The causes are manifold, from simple problems like a hung-up system process to more complex ones like corrupted system files. We’ll go through all the ...

If you want to pin or unpin Your Phone apps to Start Menu or Taskbar, this guide will help you go through the process. You can pin any of your mobile apps to the Start menu and Taskbar in Windows 11 ...

Microsoft rolled out Windows 10 build 19042.421 to Insiders on the Beta channel today. This 20H2 release brings new theme and customization options that first hit the Dev channel earlier this month.

Microsoft accidentally broke the Start menu and taskbar on systems of Windows Insiders after pushing a Teams promo to the desktops of users running Windows 11 preview builds. While the company didn't ...

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Has anyone else had trouble with XP Pro with the start menu/taskbar/tray? I have to wait for ~6 min. after startup before I can use them. I can run stuff off of the desktop and everywhere else but not ...

In this post, we will show you how to enable or disable the right-click context menu in the Start menu on Windows 11/10. When we right-click on a pinned app or program in the Start menu, we are able ...