New Edge flags suggest that Start menu searches can use your default browser and search engine, rather than Edge/Bing. Flags like msWSBLaunchNonBingDSE indicate searches could launch non-Bing engines ...

The Start Menu has been the central element in Microsoft Windows for nearly three decades. Though loved initially for its resourcefulness, the Menu went through some debatable — I call them abhorrent ...

Every so often I run into an issue whereby the Windows 11 Start Menu stops displaying results. The search is working, and I think the results are there as pressing Enter will open the top result, it's ...

Windows 11 has become so synonymous with Microsoft’s push into generative AI that it’s easy to forget that it originally launched as a mostly cosmetic overhaul of Windows 10. But Microsoft continues ...

Windows Search UI height now matches the Start menu on Windows 11, and it's rolling out with the November 2025 optional update.

Microsoft is finishing this week with two new Windows 11 preview builds. One is available in the Dev Channel (26200.5733), and one in the Beta Channel (26120.5733). Both share the same changelog with ...

Over the past few years, we’ve seen countless changes to the Windows 11 Start menu, including a brand-new “categories” view as well as the “companions” feature. But for some reason, there’s always ...

Windows 11's new Start menu layout might include a full list of apps without additional clicks, improving ease of use. Users can customize their Start menu by turning off the pinned apps list and ...