Microsoft Unveils Scrollable and Customisable Start Menu for Windows 11 Users
- Microsoft released a redesigned Windows 11 Start menu with scrollable layout and personalization features for Dev Channel testers as of June 2025.
- The update follows earlier preview hints in April and official confirmation in May, addressing long-standing requests like disabling the Recommended section.
- The new Start menu adapts to screen size, supports up to eight pinned app columns, includes Category and Grid Views, and adds a Phone Link button for mobile content access.
- Users can now disable the Recommended section to expand pinned app space, and personalize the lock screen with widgets like weather and sports, enhancing cross-device integration.
- These improvements aim to enhance personalization and usability, with broader rollout expected soon despite some known issues like limited drag-and-drop and Bluetooth controller bugs.
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Microsoft unveils scrollable and customisable Start Menu for Windows 11 users
Microsoft is refreshing the Windows 11 experience by introducing a redesigned Start menu for Dev Channel users. The update, which was first hinted at in preview builds in April and officially confirmed in May, brings a range of new personalisation and usability improvements. Scrollable Layout for Easier App Access The most notable upgrade is the scrollable Start menu. Users no longer need to toggle to a secondary screen to view all apps. This st…
With the Insider-Builds 26200.5641 (Dev) and 26120.4250 (Beta), Microsoft has released a new preview of the new Start menu for Windows 11. This is now officially available for the first time, but due to A/B tests, it doesn't appear immediately to all users. The interface is now significantly larger, fully scrollable and combines for the first time the areas "Angepinnt", "Recommended" and "All apps" in a continuous display. This saves clicks, but…
Microsoft has now started rolling out the latest build 26200.5641 in the Dev Channel of the Windows 11 Insider Program, demonstrating for the first time the final version of the new highly customizable XXL startup menu for Windows 11 24H2.
News extracted from HD Technology. Visit www.hd-tecnologia.com for the latest news. Microsoft keeps adjusting details on Windows 11, and now it's your turn to one of the most iconic parts of the system, the Start Menu. With the Build 26200.5641, already available on the developer channel, testers can access a completely renewed version of the menu, designed to offer a more fluid, modern and adaptable experience to the size of each screen. The fi…
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Microsoft is experimenting again with the look of Windows 11 - this time it's about the Start menu, which in the new version is supposed to be larger, clearer and better adapted to the user's screen. The novelties can already be tested in Insider Preview Build 26200.5641, but it seems that they will also go to the stable version of the system. Windows 11 — New Start Menu, More Apps at Hand The new Start Menu in Windows 11 isn't just cosmetic fix…
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