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This was probably the busiest week of the month when it comes to news related to Microsoft. We have lots to discuss, including a colorful Task Manager, quarterly results, and Edge enhancements.
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Tone-deaf: Microsoft reminds people of the great job it did of building Start in Windows 11
Microsoft sent an email to Windows Insiders earlier today in which it pats itself on the back for a job well done on the design of the Windows 11 Start menu. Does it even read the Feedback Hub?
Windows Terminal is a powerful utility for command-line tools and shells that bring together inbox apps like PowerShell, Command Prompt and WSL in one instance, today we'll put it in WinX!
The v1.2 release adds back the ability to ungroup apps in the taskbar, but also lets you decide to have the Start menu left aligned and apps centered in the taskbar and much more! It's now available.
Microsoft has confirmed a bunch of capabilities that are coming soon to Windows 11. These include a refreshed File Explorer experience with tabs, touch-optimized Snap Layouts, and more.
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We had an absolutely crazy week in the world of Microsoft. We have news ranging from ads in File Explorer to a UK minister asking Microsoft when it's going to get rid of the algorithms.
After delivering somewhat crippled and half-baked folders for the Start menu in Windows 11, Microsoft is fixing the feature by allowing users to rename folders on the Start menu in the latest build.
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Join us as we recap everything important that happened in the Microsoft-verse in the past few days including some significant Windows 11 builds, decent news for developers, and the death of a mascot.
Windows 11 finally saw the return of app folders in the Start menu with Dev Channel build 22557 that was released a couple of days ago. It's a bare-bones, but functional, implementation.
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In this week's recap of everything that happened in the Microsoft-verse in the past few days, we have news related to a lot of Windows 11 leaks, a bunch of Teams upgrades, and some security insights.
Stardock released v1.1 of its Start11 app that aims to fix some irritating problems with Windows 11's Start menu and taskbar. It also adds additional customization options for Windows 10 too.
Start10 is an easy-to-use program that returns the Windows 10 start menu to a more familiar look and feel.
While Windows 11 arguably isn't the worst OS that Microsoft has ever released, it still contains a lot of missteps and apparent design oversights. Read on to find out five things I hate about the OS.
Stardock's Start11 has finally come out of beta with the release of 1.0. The program also adds a way for Windows 10 users to make their taskbar and Start menu look a bit more Windows 11 if they want.
Previously known as StartIsBack, the new StartAllBack app aims to restore the Windows 11 taskbar to usefulness, swap the Start menu for the Windows 7 one, fix File Explorer and more.
If you are looking for a free way to turn Windows 11 back into Windows 10 a bit, with regards to the taskbar and File Explorer at least, Explorer Patcher will do this for you. Bye bye, useless menus!
Start11 continues to see new features that make the Windows 11 taskbar and Start menu suck a bit less. New features in RC2 include hide recently installed apps, 240Hz support and more.
StartIsBack++ is the all-new StartIsBack version for Windows 10. StartIsBack++ returns Windows 10 a real fully featured start menu and start button, behaving exactly like the ones in Windows 7.
Microsoft has released an official workaround for the problem in the latest Windows 11 insider builds 22449 and 22000.176, where the Taskbar, among others, would be unresponsive or totally empty.
Microsoft has revamped the Start menu in Windows 11. There are potentially controversial changes in store for fans of Live Tiles - which have been a staple since the Windows 8 and Windows phone days.
In the last seven days, we've seen the release of official Windows 11 ISOs, the discovery of another security flaw, and even a higher-res Xbox dashboard. Be sure to catch up via our handy overview.
A Neowin reader was so unhappy with the Start menu in Windows 11, he decided to make a concept of what it should be like in a modern Windows OS. Groups are back and recommendations are gone.
Start11 allows users to restore the Start menu to how it looked in previous versions of Windows, as well as customize it to their liking. The beta version is now available to download at Stardock.
StartIsBack++ is the all-new StartIsBack version for Windows 10. StartIsBack++ returns Windows 10 a real fully featured start menu and start button, behaving exactly like the ones in Windows 7.
Start10 is an easy-to-use program that returns the Windows 10 start menu to a more familiar look and feel.
StartIsBack++ is the all-new StartIsBack version for Windows 10. StartIsBack++ returns Windows 10 a real fully featured start menu and start button, behaving exactly like the ones in Windows 7.
StartIsBack++ is the all-new StartIsBack version for Windows 10. StartIsBack++ returns Windows 10 a real fully featured start menu and start button, behaving exactly like the ones in Windows 7.
StartIsBack++ is the all-new StartIsBack version for Windows 10. StartIsBack++ returns Windows 10 a real fully featured start menu and start button, behaving exactly like the ones in Windows 7.
StartIsBack++ is the all-new StartIsBack version for Windows 10. StartIsBack++ returns Windows 10 a real fully featured start menu and start button, behaving exactly like the ones in Windows 7.
StartIsBack++ is the all-new StartIsBack version for Windows 10. StartIsBack++ returns Windows 10 a real fully featured start menu and start button, behaving exactly like the ones in Windows 7.
Start10 is an easy-to-use program that returns the Windows 10 start menu to a more familiar look and feel.
StartIsBack++ is the all-new StartIsBack version for Windows 10. StartIsBack++ returns Windows 10 a real fully featured start menu and start button, behaving exactly like the ones in Windows 7.
StartIsBack++ is the all-new StartIsBack version for Windows 10. StartIsBack++ returns Windows 10 a real fully featured start menu and start button, behaving exactly like the ones in Windows 7.
Start10 is an easy-to-use program that returns the Windows 10 start menu to a more familiar look and feel.
Microsoft introduced a minor refresh to the Start Menu that's coming in Windows 10 20H2, and it gives it a cleaner look. However, some Registry changes can allow you to get it on production.
StartIsBack++ is the all-new StartIsBack version for Windows 10. StartIsBack++ returns Windows 10 a real fully featured start menu and start button, behaving exactly like the ones in Windows 7.
Start10 is an easy-to-use program that returns the Windows 10 start menu to a more familiar look and feel.
StartIsBack++ is the all-new StartIsBack version for Windows 10. StartIsBack++ returns Windows 10 a real fully featured start menu and start button, behaving exactly like the ones in Windows 7.
Start10 is an easy-to-use program that returns the Windows 10 start menu to a more familiar look and feel.
Microsoft released a video celebrating the success of over a billion active Windows 10 users. However, that video also teased a new Start Menu design, new File Explorer and context menus in the OS.
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