Microsoft has begun widely rolling out a redesigned Start menu for Windows 11 users as part of its 25H2 update.

Something to look forward to: Many long-time Windows 10 users did not receive the Start menu overhaul in Windows 11 too well, in part because it lost many of its staple functions, including taskbar ...

Start11 2.55 addresses numerous taskbar/start menu bugs, while also enhancing drawing and animation performance. New options: auto-hide only hides when a window covers the taskbar; wheel scrolls the ...

Start11 v2.5 allows you to move your taskbar to the sides of your screen. The update also enables a vertical taskbar option for Windows 11. Start11 now supports having Start button on the left and ...

As early as summer 2026, Microsoft will finally be allowing users to do something they've been asking for nearly 5 years.

Windows Studio effects can now be accessed directly from Quick Settings on the taskbar, for devices that have a supported Neural Processing Unit (NPU). This makes it quick and easy to enable and ...

The taskbar in Windows 11 is located at the bottom of the screen. It cannot be moved or resized. It has also long been a bone of contention among many users of the operating system, who remember the ...

Microsoft is reportedly bringing back movable taskbar to Windows 11 in 2026, along with taskbar resizing, both of which are ...

In the latest Insider builds, Microsoft has started testing several quality-of-life improvements to the taskbar and start menu, but don't get too excited -- it can take months to get from an Insider ...

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KB5077181 could make some PCs faster if explorer.exe was hanging on your system, and it also fixes the black screen issue on Nvidia GPUs.