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Microsoft's 2026 Update adds a movable taskbar, a smaller Start menu, and Search without Bing. On most PCs, the install takes just a few minutes.

As spotted by Windows latest, an X post from phantomofearth (who looks at Windows insider builds) takes us on a short video tour of the new and improved Start menu. Here is what is in store and how it ...

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 ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Right-clicking on Windows had been a predictable menu for years. But Windows 11 broke that. Now you get a stripped-down menu that hides half of what you ...

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 ...

Ads in Microsoft Windows’ Start menu are nothing new, and it’s no surprise that they’re coming to Windows 11. Microsoft has been testing ads in beta releases, and this week the update that places ...

According to information provided to Windows Central, Microsoft is developing a new, more compact version of the context menu (i.e., the right-click menu) in Windows 11, which should be faster to use.

Based in rural Minnesota, Brian Burgess worked in IT for 10 years before finding his passion for writing about consumer technology. Brian earned his degree in computer and network technology in 2000.

Windows 11 26H2 is rolling out now with a movable taskbar, redesigned Start menu, improved recovery tools, better Search, and a surprisingly painless installation.

Microsoft is completely redesigning parts of its OS so it doesn't hog all the resources of lower-end PCs with 8GB of RAM.